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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.

  • Fairmont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgeport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
  • Grafton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Philippi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Belington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Stonewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewood have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
    • Stonewood is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
  • Nutter Fort
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
    • Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
  • Parsons
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Barrackville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrackville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
    • Barrackville is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people

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.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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