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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery

Lat:   32.9410°   (32° 56' 27")

Lon:   -85.4411°   (-85° 26' 27")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Chambers County
  • Poplar Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Poplar Springs Cemetery is located in Chambers County
  • Hill - Thompson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill - Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill - Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hill - Thompson Cemetery is located in Chambers County
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Chambers County
  • Finley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Handy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Handy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Handy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Handy Cemetery is located in Chambers County
  • Lafayette Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafayette Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafayette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Chambers County
  • Chappell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chappell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chappell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chappell Cemetery is located in Chambers County
  • St. John UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stamps Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stamps Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stamps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stamps Cemetery is located in Chambers County
  • Emory Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emory Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emory Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emory Chapel Cemetery is located in Chambers County
  • Sharps Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharps Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sharps Cemetery is located in Chambers County
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    • Blanton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Sims Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sims Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • New Harmony Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Waites Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waites Cemetery
      • The Waites Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Old Harmony Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Midway Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
      • The Midway Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Bell Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bell Chapel Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Holstum Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holstum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holstum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holstum Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Finney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Finney Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Higgins Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higgins Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higgins Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Higgins Family Cemetery is located in Chambers County

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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
    • Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
  • Penton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Penton is located in Chambers County
  • Blackman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
    • Blackman is located in Chambers County
  • Five Points
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Chambers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Milltown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Milltown is located in Chambers County
  • Boyds
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
    • Boyds is located in Chambers County
  • Dudleyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dudleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
    • Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Fredonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Chambers County
  • Red Level
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
    • Red Level is located in Chambers County
  • Clackville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clackville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
    • Clackville is located in Chambers County
  • Stroud
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stroud. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
    • Stroud is located in Chambers County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Frog Eye
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
      • Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Doublehead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doublehead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
      • Doublehead is located in Chambers County
    • Abanda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
      • Abanda is located in Chambers County
    • Cusseta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Truett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Truett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
      • Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Peavy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
      • Peavy is located in Randolph County
    • Daviston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Huguley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huguley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
      • Huguley is located in Chambers County
    • Wadley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
      • Wadley is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <6>
    • Standing Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
      • Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
    • Roanoke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
      • Roanoke is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <6>
    • Matilda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
      • Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Slaughters ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slaughters. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
      • Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Camp Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
      • Camp Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <6>
    • Plant City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plant City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
      • Plant City is located in Chambers County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Evansville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Chambers County

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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: GNIS record #147456 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lafayette
    • County: Chambers         Elev: 239
    • Location given for GNIS #147456 (Sandy Ridge Cemetery)

The official website for Chambers County: www.chamberscounty.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sandy Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9410, Longitude: -85.4411       In this case, the coordinates for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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