Sand Lake

Sand Lake is a community just north of State Highway 34 and twelve miles northeast of Ennis in eastern Ellis County. Between 1923 and 1931 Sand Lake had a general store and a post office. During the 1930s the town also had a school and a closely settled area of dwellings. Twenty-five residents were reported at Sand Lake in 1947, after which no census figures were available. A highway map from the 1980s still identified Sand Lake as a community.

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Belongs to

Sand Lake is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

No

Place type

Sand Lake is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • [Sandlake]

Location

Latitude: 32.42958530
Longitude: -96.49276490

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No