Welcome to Sandy Summit ...

Sandy Summit is located in Roane County<1>.

Sandy Summit is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sandy Summit lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Sandy Summit: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Sandy Summit ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sandy Summit.

• Ravenswood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <4>
• Ripley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ripley is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
• Spencer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Spencer is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• Elizabeth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
• Reedy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Reedy is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
• Garfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Garfield is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
• Peewee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Peewee is located in Wirt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
• Meadowdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
• Lucile
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lucile is located in Wirt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
• Odaville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Odaville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sandy Summit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sandy Summit.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sandy Summit. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandy Summit.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy Summit. See our Newspapers Page for Sandy Summit.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Summit ...

Looking for more information about Sandy Summit? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sandy Summit, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sandy Summit.

Adding Sandy Summit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sandy Summit in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Sandy Summit was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandy Summit.