A visit to the Sandy Ridge Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Sandy Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery:
32.9410, -85.4411
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Chambers County<2>.
The county seat for Chambers County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies just to the southeast of the Sandy Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sandy Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sandy Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandy Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hill - Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Handy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Handy Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Chappell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chappell Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Cemetery
- St. John UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stamps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stamps Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps Cemetery
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Emory Chapel Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Chapel Cemetery
- Sharps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharps Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharps Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blanton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Blanton Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Waites Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Waites Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Cemetery
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harmony Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- The Midway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Midway UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24417 <5>
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Bell Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bell Chapel Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Chapel Cemetery
- Holstum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Holstum Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstum Cemetery
- Finney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Finney Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finney Cemetery
- Higgins Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sandy Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandy Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- LaFayette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Penton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Blackman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Milltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Boyds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Dudleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Fredonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Red Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Clackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Stroud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Frog Eye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Doublehead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Abanda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Cusseta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Truett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Peavy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Daviston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huguley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Wadley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Standing Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Matilda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Camp Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plant City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Lanett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Evansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Roanoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Sandy Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chambers County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandy Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camp Hill
- LaFayette
- Lanett
- Roanoke
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Sandy Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chambers County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #147456 (Sandy Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #147456 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Chambers
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lafayette
- Location given for Sandy Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9409583 Lon: -85.4410608
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Chambers, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy Ridge Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |
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