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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 Sands (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 Sands. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Sands is located in Whiteside County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Whiteside County: Clinton (IA), Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Lee, Ogle & Rock Island.

Below are the counties that are near Sands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sands:

  • Whiteside County     (The home county of Sands)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sands, with the one closest to Sands listed first.
    • Lyndon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyndon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Lyndon is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <2>
    • Galt
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Galt is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <2>
    • Morrison
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <2>
    • Prophetstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Malvern
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malvern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
      • Malvern is located in Whiteside County
    • Sterling
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Fenton is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <2>
    • Rock Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • White Pigeon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
      • White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
    • Tampico
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Coleta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleta
      • Coleta is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleta <2>
    • Union Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
  • Bureau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sands, with the one closest to Sands listed first.
    • Yorktown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Yorktown is located in Bureau County
    • New Bedford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
      • New Bedford is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bedford <2>
    • Walnut
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Manlius
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ohio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
      • Ohio is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio <2>
    • Mineral
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Kasbeer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasbeer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasbeer
      • Kasbeer is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasbeer <2>
    • Sheffield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Sheffield is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <2>
    • Limerick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Limerick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
      • Limerick is located in Bureau County
    • Van Orin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Orin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Orin
      • Van Orin is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Orin <2>
    • Buda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Buda is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <2>
    • Greenoak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenoak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
      • Greenoak is located in Bureau County
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sands, with the one closest to Sands listed first.
    • Fair Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
    • Milledgeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • South Elkhorn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elkhorn
      • South Elkhorn is located in Carroll County
    • Ideal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
      • Ideal is located in Carroll County
    • Hazelhurst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
      • Hazelhurst is located in Carroll County
    • Chadwick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hitt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hitt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
      • Hitt is located in Carroll County
    • Thomson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkhorn Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Grove
      • Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Argo Fay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Fay
      • Argo Fay is located in Carroll County
    • Daggett ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
      • Daggett is located in Carroll County
    • Hickory Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hickory Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sands, with the one closest to Sands listed first.
    • Hooppole
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooppole have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooppole
      • Hooppole is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooppole <2>
    • Annawan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annawan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawan
      • Annawan is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annawan <2>
    • Atkinson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <2>
    • Geneseo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
      • Geneseo is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <2>
    • Hickory Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
      • Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
    • Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Dayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Henry County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sands, with the one closest to Sands listed first.
    • Nelson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <2>
    • Prairieville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
      • Prairieville is located in Lee County
    • Harmon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
      • Harmon is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmon <2>
    • Dixon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Eldena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldena
      • Eldena is located in Lee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldena <2>
    • Nachusa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nachusa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nachusa
      • Nachusa is located in Lee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nachusa <2>
    • Amboy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
      • Amboy is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <2>
    • Franklin Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Grove
      • Franklin Grove is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin Grove <2>
    • Lee Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Center
      • Lee Center is located in Lee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee Center <2>
  • Ogle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sands, with the one closest to Sands listed first.
    • Woosung
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
      • Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County
    • Polo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
      • Brookville is located in Ogle County
    • Haldane
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
      • Haldane is located in Ogle County
    • Maryland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
      • Maryland is located in Ogle County
    • Harper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Harper is located in Ogle County
    • Forreston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forreston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forreston
      • Forreston is located in Ogle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forreston <2>
    • Carthage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Ogle County
    • Mount Morris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sands, with the one closest to Sands listed first.
    • Hillsdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Rock Island County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <2>
    • Joslin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
      • Joslin is located in Rock Island County
    • Cordova
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordova have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Rock Island County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordova <2>
    • Port Byron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Rapids City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids City
      • Rapids City is located in Rock Island County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapids City <2>
    • Rustic Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
      • Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
    • Barstow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinton County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sands, with the one closest to Sands listed first.
    • Clinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
    • Camanche
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
      • Camanche is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camanche <2>
    • Elk River Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
      • Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
    • Sixmile
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
      • Sixmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
    • Shaffton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
      • Shaffton is located in Clinton County (IA)
    • Andover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Folletts
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
      • Folletts is located in Clinton County (IA)
    • Low Moor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Teeds Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
      • Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County (IA)
    • Elvira
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
      • Elvira is located in Clinton County (IA)
    • Tenmile
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
      • Tenmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
    • Bryant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Jackson County (IA)
    • Sabula
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
      • Sabula is located in Jackson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabula <2>
  • Scott County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sands, with the one closest to Sands listed first.
    • Princeton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Princeton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Scott County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
    • Le Claire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • McCausland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCausland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
      • McCausland is located in Scott County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sands, see our County-by-County Page for Sands.

Cemeteries Near Sands ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sands.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sands, with the one closest to Sands listed first.

  • Round Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Our Savior lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Savior lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Savior lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lyndon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyndon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyndon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Como Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Como Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Como Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Hume Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hume Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hume Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heaton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Malvern Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malvern Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malvern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Golder Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Genesee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Genesee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Genesee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peugh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Union Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Washington Road Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Road Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sands had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sands, with the one closest to Sands listed first.

  • Round Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
    • Round Grove is located in Whiteside County
  • Lyndon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyndon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Lyndon is located in Whiteside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <2>
  • Como
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Como is located in Whiteside County
  • Galt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
    • Galt is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <2>
  • Denrock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denrock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
    • Denrock is located in Whiteside County
  • Prophetstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Emerson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Emerson is located in Whiteside County
  • Morrison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
    • Morrison is located in Whiteside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <2>
  • Malvern
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malvern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
    • Malvern is located in Whiteside County
  • Pratt ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Pratt is located in Whiteside County
  • Sterling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Fenton is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <2>
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    • Tampico
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • White Pigeon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
      • White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sands. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sands.

Newspapers Published in Sands ...

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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sands.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sands, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sands.

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 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 Sands:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Whiteside County: www.whiteside.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Sands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7511, Longitude: -89.8621       In this case, the coordinates for Sands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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