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 Cross (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 Cross. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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 Cross is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Banks, Hart, Madison, Stephens & Oconee (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Sandy Cross. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandy Cross:
- Franklin County (The home county of Sandy Cross)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Cross, with the one closest to Sandy Cross listed first.
- Cromers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Franklin Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carnesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Royston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Canon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parhams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Lavonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gumlog
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Cross, with the one closest to Sandy Cross listed first.
- Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Barrow County
- Statham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Cross, with the one closest to Sandy Cross listed first.
- Winterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lexington Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Chamberlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Pine Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Cleveland Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Cross, with the one closest to Sandy Cross listed first.
- Bowman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Dewy Rose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Goss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Elberton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Silk Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Bowman Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Cross, with the one closest to Sandy Cross listed first.
- Baldwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Airy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Raoul
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Demorest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Clarkesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turnerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tugaloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Cross, with the one closest to Sandy Cross listed first.
- Gillsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jarrett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Sugar Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Surf Side Club Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Surf Side Club Estates is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Side Club Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 202 people
- White Sulphur Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Cross, with the one closest to Sandy Cross listed first.
- Bowersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Maretts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Hartwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Cooleys Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Dooleys Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Crawfords Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Cross, with the one closest to Sandy Cross listed first.
- Commerce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Arcade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Attica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Pendergrass
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Talmo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Cross, with the one closest to Sandy Cross listed first.
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Madison Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Harrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Ila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Danielsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Planter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Comer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Colbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Hull
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Cross, with the one closest to Sandy Cross listed first.
- Spartan Lane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Overlook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Bogart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Cross, with the one closest to Sandy Cross listed first.
- Arnoldsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Veribest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Crawford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stephens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Cross, with the one closest to Sandy Cross listed first.
- Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Avalon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Eastanollee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carnes Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
- Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
- Toccoa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jarrett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jarrett is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
- Toccoa Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Anderson County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Cross, with the one closest to Sandy Cross listed first.
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Holland Store
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Price ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Townville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Starr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leisure Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Cross, with the one closest to Sandy Cross listed first.
- Fair Play
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Oakway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Westminster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Richland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandy Cross, see our County-by-County Page for Sandy Cross.
Cemeteries Near Sandy Cross ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandy Cross.
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 Cross - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandy Cross covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandy Cross, with the one closest to Sandy Cross listed first.
- Zidon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gary Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Latner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berryman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Berryman Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32740 <2>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Royston Cemetery
- Royston City Cemetery
- Continue List (485 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Culbertson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Starr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Sandy Cross in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandy Cross.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandy Cross, with the one closest to Sandy Cross listed first.
- Cromers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Fort Lamar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Lamar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lamar
- Carnesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Erastus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Erastus is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Madison Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Royston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hix is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Salubrity ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Salubrity is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salubrity
- Red Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Danielsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bowersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arp is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandy Cross. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandy Cross.
Newspapers Published in Sandy Cross ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy Cross.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandy Cross, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandy Cross.
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 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 Cross:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Elbert County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Hart County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Stephens County
- Anderson County
- Oconee 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> | 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 Sandy Cross, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandy Cross) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |