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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 Sandiff (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 Sandiff. 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 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.

Sandiff is located in Cleburne County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cleburne County: Faulkner, Independence, Stone, Van Buren & White.

Below are the counties that are near Sandiff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandiff:

  • Cleburne County     (The home county of Sandiff)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandiff, with the one closest to Sandiff listed first.
    • Edgemont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Higden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Greers Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prim
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shiloh ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Miller ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Miller is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
    • Drasco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Drasco is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
    • Pearson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Pearson is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Heber Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
      • Former name for Heber Springs:
      • Sugar Loaf
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
    • Tumbling Shoals
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ida
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Bayou
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
  • Baxter County
    • Big Flat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Conway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandiff, with the one closest to Sandiff listed first.
    • Austin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Faulkner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandiff, with the one closest to Sandiff listed first.
    • Enders
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Enders is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
    • Guy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Guy is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Centerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Centerville is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Twin Groves
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Mount Vernon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Greenbrier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Independence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandiff, with the one closest to Sandiff listed first.
    • Floral
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Floral is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
    • Bethesda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethesda is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
    • Locust Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Locust Grove is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Denieville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Denieville is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
    • Cushman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cushman is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Izard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandiff, with the one closest to Sandiff listed first.
    • Guion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Guion is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Lunenburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lunenburg is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
  • Searcy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandiff, with the one closest to Sandiff listed first.
    • Leslie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Baker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Baker is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Watts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Watts is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Harriet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Pine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Marshall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandiff, with the one closest to Sandiff listed first.
    • Fox
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fox is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Mountain View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Timbo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Alco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Alco is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Onia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Onia is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
    • Fifty-Six
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Marcella
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Marcella is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
    • Pleasant Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandiff, with the one closest to Sandiff listed first.
    • Fairfield Bay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shirley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eglantine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
    • Chalk ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Chalk is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
    • Green Tree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Morganton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Morganton is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
    • Clinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Choctaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
    • Bee Branch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
    • Dennard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Gravesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
    • Crabtree
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandiff, with the one closest to Sandiff listed first.
    • Rose Bud
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Pangburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Romance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Letona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Letona is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Davenport ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Davenport is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Clay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Clay is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandiff, see our County-by-County Page for Sandiff.

Cemeteries Near Sandiff ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandiff.

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 Sandiff - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandiff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandiff, with the one closest to Sandiff listed first.

  • Davis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Woodland Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Copper Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Collins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sunny Slope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Eglantine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Smartt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smartt Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Prim.
    • The Smartt Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Smart Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56314 <3>
  • Settlement Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rushing Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Decker Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (233 more) ...
    • Lute Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Higden McLehaney Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higden McLehaney Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Higden McLehaney Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Higden.
      • The Higden McLehaney Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McLehaney Higden Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163555 <3>
    • Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Greers Ferry.
      • The Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shiloh Crossroads Community Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992333 <3>

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.<4>

While we didn't find Sandiff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandiff.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandiff, with the one closest to Sandiff listed first.

  • Settlement ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Settlement is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlement
  • Eglantine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
  • Rushing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rushing is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
  • Chalk ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Chalk is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
  • Shiloh ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Morganton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Morganton is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
  • Choctaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
  • Heber Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
    • Former name for Heber Springs:
    • Sugar Loaf
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
  • Bee Branch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
  • Timbo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Mountain View
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ida
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Bayou
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
    • Quitman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandiff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandiff.

Newspapers Published in Sandiff ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandiff.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandiff, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandiff.

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 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 Sandiff:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Sandiff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Sandiff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.