A visit to the Sandy Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Sandy Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandy Hill Cemetery:
41.6386, -89.3109
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sandy Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sandy Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Dixon. Dixon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Sandy Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sandy Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sandy Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandy Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Baird - Pumphrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mormon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mormon Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Theiss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Theiss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Theiss Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theiss Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Binghampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Binghampton Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton Cemetery
- Prairie Repose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Van Orin Repose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hetzler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hetzler Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetzler Cemetery
- Erbes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324556 <5>
- Woodside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Woodside Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107991 <5>
- Greenfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Moille.
- The Greenfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- LaMoille Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1019885 <5>
- Inlet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Inlet Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sandy Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandy Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sublette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Van Orin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amboy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Moille
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Inlet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Inlet is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Lee Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ohio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eldena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenoak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenoak is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Burg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Burg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Burg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kasbeer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Mendota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Compton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nachusa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Zearing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Zearing is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
- Harmon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Walnut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Malden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cherry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Troy Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Sandy Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandy Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amboy
- Amboy lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sandy Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amboy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Ashton
- Compton
- Dixon
- Dixon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sandy Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dixon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Franklin Grove
- La Moille
- Mendota
- Ohio
- Ohio lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Sandy Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ohio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Walnut
- West Brooklyn
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Sandy Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Lee County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Sandy Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417997 (Sandy Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417997 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Lee
- Est. Elev: 289 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Amboy
- Location given for Sandy Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6386445 Lon: -89.3109256
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |