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Welcome to Sandy ...So far, we found very little information about Sandy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Sandy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sandy, please Contact Us. Sandy would have been located within present day Taylor County<2>. We aren't confident of the location of Sandy, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3> We don't have a date for the establishment of Sandy. The community was inundated by Tygart Lake. While the community is gone, the present day location for Sandy is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Sandy was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Sandy once stood is in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes. Communities Also Named Sandy ...While we believe that this Sandy is located in Taylor County, we know of another 3 West Virginia communities named Sandy. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jackson, Kanawha and Monongalia County. Beyond West Virginia, there are 23 communities that are also named Sandy - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (2), Kentucky, Michigan (2), Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas (3), Utah and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sandy. Communities near Sandy ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sandy.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sandy. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sandy. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy. See our Newspapers Page for Sandy. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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