Sand Rock in Cherokee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Sand Rock

Photographed by Angela Nichols, April 17, 2018

1. Sand Rock Marker

Inscription. The town was named for the characteristics of local rocks. A post office was established in 1855 and closed in 1903. The Sand Rock High School Wildcats won the Class 1A football championship in 1985 and the Class 2A State softball championship in 1998. Sand Rock was incorporated in 1988 making it the most recent town to incorporate in the county.

Erected by Cherokee County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 34° 14.358′ N, 85° 46.057′ W. Marker is in Sand Rock, Alabama, in Cherokee County. It is at the intersection of Sand Rock Avenue and Wildcat Street, on the left when traveling north on Sand Rock Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Leesburg AL 35983, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama and specifically in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway (approx. 2.8 miles away); Round Mountain Iron Furnace (approx. 4.8 miles away); Johnny's Creek Mill Hole (approx. 5½ miles away); Fires and Floods (approx. 5½ miles away); Collinsville Historic District (approx. 5.7 miles away); Indian Mound, Inn, and Church Site (approx. 5.7 miles away); Gen. John B. Hood Headquarters (approx. 5.9 miles away); King's Hill Skirmish (approx. 7.1 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Leesburg (was approx. 4.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Sand Rock at YouTube. (Submitted on November 25, 2025, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama.)

Photographed by Angela Nichols, April 17, 2018

2. Sand Rock Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2018, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. This page has been viewed 615 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 20, 2018, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.