Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Sandy Summit (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sandy Summit. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sandy Summit is located in Roane County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Roane County: Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near Sandy Summit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandy Summit:
- Roane County (The home county of Sandy Summit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Summit, with the one closest to Sandy Summit listed first.
- Reedy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Flint Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <2>
- Triplett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Zona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Rushville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Cicerone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Roxalana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Pigeon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Summit, with the one closest to Sandy Summit listed first.
- Rocksdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Pink
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Arnoldsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Freed
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Grantsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <2>
- Russet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Orma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Stinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Walnut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Mudfork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Summit, with the one closest to Sandy Summit listed first.
- Stumptown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Normantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Normantown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normantown <2>
- Shock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Summit, with the one closest to Sandy Summit listed first.
- Liverpool
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Meadowdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Odaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Hereford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Sandyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Sandyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandyville <2>
- Medina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Wilding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Ripley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <2>
- Statts Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Willowdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Flatwoods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Summit, with the one closest to Sandy Summit listed first.
- Island Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Sissonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sissonville
- Sissonville is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sissonville <2>
- Aarons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Clendenin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
- Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <2>
- Falling Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Reamer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Youngs Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Summit, with the one closest to Sandy Summit listed first.
- Baden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Letart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Letart is located in Mason County
- New Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <2>
- Arbuckle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Leon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Hartford City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Southside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Flatrock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Sassafras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Grimms Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimms Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Mason
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mason is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Summit, with the one closest to Sandy Summit listed first.
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Paradise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Summit, with the one closest to Sandy Summit listed first.
- Oxbow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Rusk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Petroleum
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Cantwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Cairo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
- Burnt House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Cornwallis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwallis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Summit, with the one closest to Sandy Summit listed first.
- Peewee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Windy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Burning Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Elizabeth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <2>
- Creston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Newark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Greencastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Freeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Summit, with the one closest to Sandy Summit listed first.
- Slate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Leachtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Mineral Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Mineral Wells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
- Mineral Wells is located in Wood County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
- Kanawha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Pleasant View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Lubeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Blennerhassett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blennerhassett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Dallison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Parkersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Parkersburg is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <2>
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Wood County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
- North Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Summit, with the one closest to Sandy Summit listed first.
- Youba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Coolville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolville
- Coolville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolville <2>
- Vanderhoof
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Summit, with the one closest to Sandy Summit listed first.
- Portland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Portland is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <2>
- Spiller
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Bashan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Dorcas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Plants
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Letart Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Racine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <2>
- Keno
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Syracuse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Syracuse is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <2>
- Tuppers Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuppers Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuppers Plains
- Tuppers Plains is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuppers Plains <2>
- Welshtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Pomeroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- Pomeroy is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <2>
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Summit, with the one closest to Sandy Summit listed first.
- Belpre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <2>
- Rockland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Redbush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Fillmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandy Summit, see our County-by-County Page for Sandy Summit.
Newspapers Published in Sandy Summit ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy Summit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandy Summit, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandy Summit.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sandy Summit:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the West Virginia State Archives
- Pages specific to Roane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gilmer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kanawha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mason County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Putnam County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ritchie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wirt County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wood County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Athens County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Meigs County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calhoun County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Roane County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Roane County
Cemeteries Near Sandy Summit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandy Summit.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandy Summit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandy Summit, with the one closest to Sandy Summit listed first.
- Buck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
- Garder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garder Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Street Cemetery is located between<4> the communities of Spencer and Sandyville. The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Sandyville.
- The Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheets Cemetery
- Streets Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278030 <5>
- Roach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roach Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Board Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Board Cemetery
- Cranesnest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranesnest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranesnest Cemetery
- Center Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Valley Cemetery
- McClung Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClung Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClung Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (870 more) ...
- Meadowdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowdale Cemetery
- Curry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curry Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
- Meadowdale Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
While we didn't find Sandy Summit in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandy Summit.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandy Summit, with the one closest to Sandy Summit listed first.
- Liverpool
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Seaman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - LeRoy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Reedy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Peewee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Peniel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Zackville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Meadowdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- McClain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Wiseburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Louther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Reedyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Reedyville is located in Roane County
- Lucile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Louther
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandy Summit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandy Summit.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy Summit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Summit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8993, Longitude: -81.5076 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Summit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Spencer and Sandyville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sandy Summit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |