Sand Patch is a small railroad station on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in the southwestern part of the township. It was built upon land formerly owned by Ananias Heffley.
The first building in the town was erected by the Pittsburgh & Connellsville Railroad Company in 1872. The Sand Patch post office was established in 1873 and Simon P. Sweitzer became the first postmaster. Mr. Sweitzer also engaged in the mercantile business in 1874 and was elected justice of the peace in 1879. A native of the county, he served in the late war from January 1862 to January 1865 in Co. G, 19th Regt. (infantry) of the U.S.A. (regular).
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