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 Sandtown (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 Sandtown. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Sandtown is located in Tuscaloosa County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tuscaloosa County: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Sandtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandtown:
- Tuscaloosa County (The home county of Sandtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
- New Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Samantha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Bull City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Lake Front Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Kellerman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Wood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Holt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Echola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Brookwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Northport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Peterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Alberta City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Abernant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
- Alta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Rossland City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Fayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Ashcraft Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Bazemore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Belk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Glen Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Kirkland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
- Toadvine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Black Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Short Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Ezra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Rock Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- West Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Media
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Sylvan Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Adger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Johns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Hueytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lamar County
- Kennedy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Winfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
- Lubbub
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Gordo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Corona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Oakman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <1>
- Coal Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Goodsprings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Parrish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Townley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- America
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Carbon Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Cordova
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winston County
- Farriss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandtown, see our County-by-County Page for Sandtown.
Cemeteries Near Sandtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandtown.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sandtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
- Sandtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- The Flatwoods Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
- Flatwoods Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22809 <2>
- Lower Sulpher Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Earnest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boley Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wiley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitson Place Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (508 more) ...
- Sterling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Sandtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
- Wiley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Alta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Corona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- New Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Coal Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Bankston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Samantha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Parrish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Townley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Stough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stough is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stough
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Newtonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newtonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Moore's Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moore's Bridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Bridge
- Toadvine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandtown.
Newspapers Published in Sandtown ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandtown, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandtown.
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 Sandtown:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Jefferson County
- Lamar County
- Marion County
- Pickens County
- Walker County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Sandtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sandtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |