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Welcome to Sand Creek Crossing ...

Sand Creek Crossing is located in Crook County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sand Creek Crossing: Sand Crk. Xing. (or less commonly used: Sand Ck. Xing. or Sand Cr. Xing.)

Sand Creek Crossing is 5,000 feet [1,524 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sand Creek Crossing is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Sand Creek Crossing lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sand Creek Crossing: 307

Communities near Sand Creek Crossing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sand Creek Crossing.

  • Spearfish
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <3>
  • Lead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lead is located in Lawrence County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <3>
  • North Spearfish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
  • Sundance
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Deadwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Deadwood is located in Lawrence County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deadwood <3>
  • Trojan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Trojan is located in Lawrence County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
    • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
  • Tinton ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tinton is located in Lawrence County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 477 people
  • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
    • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
  • Preston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Preston is located in Lawrence County (SD)
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 185 people
  • Central City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Central City is located in Lawrence County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 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 Sand Creek Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sand Creek Crossing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sand Creek Crossing. 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 Sand Creek Crossing.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Creek Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Sand Creek Crossing? 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 Sand Creek Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sand Creek Crossing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Crook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sand Creek Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.