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 (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. 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 and 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.
Sandy is located in Craighead 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 Craighead County: Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett & Dunklin (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Sandy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandy:
- Craighead County (The home county of Sandy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Caraway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Black Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <1>
- Lake View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Monette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brookland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Red Onion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Philadelphia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Bono
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Gilmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Poindexter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Heafer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Turrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Bay Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Twist
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Cherry Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Finch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Paragould
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Knot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Bard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Walcott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Crowley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Oak Grove Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Light
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Beech Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Marmaduke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lafe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Lawrence County
- Sedgwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Etowah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Etowah is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- West Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Carroll's Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carroll's Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll's Corner
- Carroll's Corner has also been known as:
- Little River
- Athelstan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Leachville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manila
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dyess
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arkmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Whitton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Keiser
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Keiser is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Rington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Denwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Trumann
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rivervale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Hatchie Coon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Lepanto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Marked Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Tyronza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Black Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Harrisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weiner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Red Onion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Cockrum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Arkmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Cardwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Arbyrd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Hornersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Cotton Plant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Senath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Tipton County (TN)
- Corona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandy, see our County-by-County Page for Sandy.
Cemeteries Near Sandy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandy.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Mangrum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Caraway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lower Cane Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Upper Cane Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burrow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tulot Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Potter Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Point Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Macy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nichols Memorial Garden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Memorial Garden
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nichols Memorial Garden is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Marked Tree.
- The Nichols Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Nichols Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55384 <2>
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Pine Rest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Sandy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mangrum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mangrum is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum
- Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <1>
- Hatchie Coon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Macey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Macey is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
- Brookland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nettleton is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Jonesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ridge is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalolick is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Athelstan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Marked Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Cockrum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandy.
Newspapers Published in Sandy ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandy, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sandy:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Craighead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Mississippi County
- Poinsett County
- Dunklin County
- Tipton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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> | 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- Sandy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sandy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |