Sandy Hook, Kentucky

Sandy Hook is a home rule-class city beside the Little Sandy River in Elliott County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 675 at the 2010 census.HistoryThe head of navigation on the Little Sandy River was first settled in the 1820s. By the time of its establishment by the state legislature in 1850, it was known as "Sandy Hook" for the fishhook-shaped bend in the river at that point.It was chosen as the seat of the newly established Elliott County over nearby Newfoundland in 1869, owing to a generous donation of land for public buildings by resident James Hunter. In 1872, the city was incorporated as "Martinsburg" in honor of Congressman John P. Martin. The priority of another Martinsburg, Kentucky, meant that the post office (est. 1874) had to be named "Sandy Hook". The city resumed the name shortly after and was reïncorporated as "Sandy Hook" in 1888.GeographySandy Hook is located near the center of Elliott County at at the head of navigation on the Little Sandy River in eastern Kentucky. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5km2, all land.