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 Hollow (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 Hollow. 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 Hollow ...
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 Sand Hollow: Sand Holw. (or less commonly used: Sand Hlw. or Sand Hllw.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sand Hollow. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sand Hollow.
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 and hospitals 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 Hollow is primarily located in Canyon County. A portion of Sand Hollow extends into Payette County.
To see how the shape of Idaho's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Canyon County: Ada, Gem, Owyhee, Payette & Malheur (OR).
Below are the counties that are near Sand Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sand Hollow:
- Canyon County (The home county of Sand Hollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hollow, with the one closest to Sand Hollow listed first.
- Notus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenleaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Weitz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Weitz is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weitz
- Middleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Caldwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Roswell is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Wilder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Apple Valley is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Huston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nampa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Ada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hollow, with the one closest to Sand Hollow listed first.
- Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Meridian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Collister
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Collister is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister
- Kuna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boise Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boise Junction is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
- Boise Hills Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boise Hills Village is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Hills Village
- Boise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boise is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
- Former name for Boise:
- Boise City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise <1>
- Boise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hollow, with the one closest to Sand Hollow listed first.
- Horseshoe Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brownlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownlee is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Gem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hollow, with the one closest to Sand Hollow listed first.
- Letha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bramwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bramwell is located in Gem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
- Emmett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pearl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pearl is located in Gem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Montour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Montour is located in Gem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
- Sweet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Owyhee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hollow, with the one closest to Sand Hollow listed first.
- Homedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marsing
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Payette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hollow, with the one closest to Sand Hollow listed first.
- New Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buckingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham is located in Payette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Fruitland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Washoe is located in Payette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe
- Payette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Malheur County (OR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hollow, with the one closest to Sand Hollow listed first.
- Nyssa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nyssa is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <1>
- Owyhee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Owyhee is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
- Adrian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ontario
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vale is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sand Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for Sand Hollow.
Cemeteries Near Sand Hollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sand Hollow.
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 Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sand Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sand Hollow, with the one closest to Sand Hollow listed first.
- Bramwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Boise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Canyon Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenleaf Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Greenleaf.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1405947 <2>
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parma Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roswell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wilder Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilder Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilder.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80679 <2>
- Parkview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Emmett.
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emmett Cemetery
- Martinville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80457 <2>
- Fargo Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Sand Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sand Hollow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sand Hollow, with the one closest to Sand Hollow listed first.
- Notus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Caldwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nyssa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nyssa is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <1>
- Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Owyhee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Owyhee is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
- Nampa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ontario
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Payette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kuna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vale is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <1>
- Horseshoe Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sand Hollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sand Hollow.
Newspapers Published in Sand Hollow ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Hollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sand Hollow, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sand Hollow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sand Hollow:
- Websites specific to Idaho
- Pages specific to Canyon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ada County
- Boise County
- Gem County
- Owyhee County
- Payette County
- Malheur County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Idaho
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 Sand Hollow, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sand Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |