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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 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.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Sandy was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Sandy was located: 304 & 681<4>

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sandy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Sandy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Sandy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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