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 Sand 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 Sand 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 Sand 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sand Springs: Sand Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sand Spngs. or Sand Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sand Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sand 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Sand Springs is located in Floyd County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Floyd County: Cherokee (AL), Bartow, Chattooga, Gordon, Polk & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Sand Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sand Springs:
- Floyd County (The home county of Sand Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Glenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Mount Berry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Summerville Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Armuchee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Rome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hermitage
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Floyd Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Atlanta Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Adairsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Country Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Euharlee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rodgers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Stilesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Interchange Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- McCallie
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Summerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lyerly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Berryton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Pennville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Chattoogaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Trion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Menlo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Cloudland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Plainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Farmville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Hill City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Resaca Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoraville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Soapstick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Haralson County
- Felton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Braswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Hanlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Seney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cedartown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Rockmart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Etna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Esom Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Martindale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Bronco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bronco is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- LaFayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Linwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Whitfield County
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Kirk's Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Broomtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Grover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Lawrence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Ringgold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Gaylesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cleburne County (AL)
- Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Alpine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Bankhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Adamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Mentone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Valley Head
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sigsbee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sand Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Sand Springs.
Cemeteries Near Sand Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sand 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 Sand Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sand Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Jones Bend Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Berry College Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reece Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- John Hume Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oostanaula Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Battey Farm Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (451 more) ...
- New Armuchee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Possum Trot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Myrtle Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Sand Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sand Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Rome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Rome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Rome is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rome
- Orsman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orsman is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orsman
- Armuchee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hermitage
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crystal Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Atlanta Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- New Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Rome is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Freemans ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freemans is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Nannie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nannie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nannie
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Floyd Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Tidings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tidings is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidings
- Fouche
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fouche is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouche
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sand Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sand Springs.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sand 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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Springs.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sand Springs. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sand Springs and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sand Springs.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of Sand Springs.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Sand Springs:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Chattooga County
- Gordon County
- Haralson County
- Paulding County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Sand 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- Sand Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |