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 Ridge (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 Ridge. 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 Ridge ...
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 Ridge: Sand Rdg. (or less commonly used: Sand Rdge. or Sand Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sand Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sand Ridge.
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 northeast 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 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.
Sand Ridge is located in Jackson County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Franklin, Perry, Randolph, Union, Williamson & Perry (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Sand Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sand Ridge:
- Jackson County (The home county of Sand Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Gorham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jacob
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Murphysboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grand Tower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oraville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pomona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ava
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carbondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- De Soto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vergennes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Degognia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Campbell Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hallidayboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- McClure
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Cape Girardeau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Royalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zeigler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mulkeytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plumfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Cambon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Christopher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Buckner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orient
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Frankfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Goreville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Eagle Point Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Denmark
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Pyatts
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Willisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Conant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Conant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Cutler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Du Quoin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Saint Johns
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Pinckneyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sunfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Winkle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Winkle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Tamaroa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Rockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Leanderville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Welge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Welge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Percy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Steeleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bremen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Menard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- New Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Kaskaskia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Alto Pass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cobden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Anna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Reynoldsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Lick Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mill Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Dongola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Cambria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blairsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Bush
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Carterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Colp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <1>
- Crainville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Dewmaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Energy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Herrin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Freeman Spur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Freeman Spur has also been known as:
- Freeman Spur village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <1>
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bollinger County (MO)
- Sedgewickville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Old Appleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Shawneetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Pocahontas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leemon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Oak Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friedheim
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Millersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Girardeau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Perry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Altenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brazeau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Frohna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frohna is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Farrar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Farrar is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Uniontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Longtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- McBride
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McBride is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Perryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sereno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sereno is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Biehle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Biehle is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Lithium
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lithium is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Millheim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Millheim is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Saint Mary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sand Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Sand Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Sand Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sand Ridge.
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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sand Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Creath Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Worthen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Neunert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goodbread Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tower Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Murphysboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108559 <2>
- Talbott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bostick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carbon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (403 more) ...
- Murphysboro City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boucher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sand Ridge had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Murphysboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Wittenberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wittenberg is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Grand Tower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grange Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grange Hall is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Pomona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oraville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Seventysix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Seventysix is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
- Altenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ava
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sato is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sato
- Brazeau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Aldridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Aldridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
- Carbondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- De Soto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sand Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sand Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Sand Ridge ...
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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sand Ridge, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sand Ridge.
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 Ridge:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Perry County
- Randolph County
- Union County
- Williamson County
- Bollinger County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Perry County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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 Ridge, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sand Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |