| Official Name: | Sandford, Indiana |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Vigo County |
| Pushpin Label: | Sandford |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Vigo County, Indiana |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vigo |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Fayette |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 39.5453°N -87.5306°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 192 |
| Elevation Ft: | 630 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 47885 |
| Area Code: | 812, 930 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-67824[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 442999 |
Sandford is an unincorporated community in Fayette Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3] The community is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area. A small portion of Sandford, now known as West Sandford or “Stringtown”, is in Illinois.
Sandford was established in 1854 at the state line between Illinois and Indiana. With the building of the Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad, it became an important town in the area. In 1890 it had a population of approximately 250.[4]
A post office was established at Sandford in 1855, and remained in operation until 1995.[5]
On Jan. 19, 1907, at least 30 people were killed when nitroglycerin exploded in a freight car as a passenger train passed.[6]
Sandford is located at 39.5453°N -87.5306°W.