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 Springs (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 Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Sandy Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sandy Springs: Sandy Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sandy Spngs. or Sandy Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sandy Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sandy Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and hospitals 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.
Sandy Springs is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Calhoun, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Chattooga (GA), Floyd (GA) & Polk (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Sandy Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandy Springs:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Sandy Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Springs, with the one closest to Sandy Springs listed first.
- Rock Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Exie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Noah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Tucker Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Tecumseh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Howells Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Moshat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Spring Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Kirk's Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Cedar Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Springs, with the one closest to Sandy Springs listed first.
- Dailey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Piedmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collins ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Nances Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Colvins Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Merrellton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Jacksonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Angel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Springs, with the one closest to Sandy Springs listed first.
- Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Borden Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Grantley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Oak Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Fruithurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Muscadine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Edwardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Ai
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Heflin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Springs, with the one closest to Sandy Springs listed first.
- Lickskillet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Sigsbee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Dog Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Adamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Collinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Cotnam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Fort Payne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Dawson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Alpine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Springs, with the one closest to Sandy Springs listed first.
- Banner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Ballplay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Hale ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Coat's Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Hokes Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Anderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Edwardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Cobb City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Burns Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Glencoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bartow County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Springs, with the one closest to Sandy Springs listed first.
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Taylorsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Springs, with the one closest to Sandy Springs listed first.
- Chattoogaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Lyerly
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Berryton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Menlo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Summerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cloudland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Springs, with the one closest to Sandy Springs listed first.
- Cave Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oreburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Robealou Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Brice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brice is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Silver Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Atlanta Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Lindale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
- Summerville Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Springs, with the one closest to Sandy Springs listed first.
- Felton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tallapoosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Budapest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Springs, with the one closest to Sandy Springs listed first.
- Etna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Esom Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Cedartown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Seney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Seney is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockmart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandy Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Sandy Springs.
Cemeteries Near Sandy Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandy Springs.
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 Sandy Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandy Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandy Springs, with the one closest to Sandy Springs listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sheepskin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nazareth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fife Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Gap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Noah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Sandy Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandy Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandy Springs, with the one closest to Sandy Springs listed first.
- Forney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Key
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Key is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Exie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Rock Run Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Run Station is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Station
- Bluffton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Noah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Bomar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bomar is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomar
- Pleasant Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Tecumseh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Spring Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Etna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Prior
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prior is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior
- Alexis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alexis is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Moshat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandy Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandy Springs.
Newspapers Published in Sandy Springs ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandy Springs, 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 Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Bartow County
- Chattooga County
- Floyd County
- Haralson County
- Polk 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> | 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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Sandy Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |