A visit to the Sand 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 Sand Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sand Hill Cemetery:
40.1628, -87.4195
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Fountain County<2>.
The county seat for Fountain County is located in Covington. Covington lies just to the southeast of the Sand Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sand Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sand Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sand Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baltimore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rodgers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Roger Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roger Cemetery
- Upper Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Upper Mound Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Mound Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Covington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172049 <5>
- Prescott Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Prescott Grove Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prescott Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Covington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86471 <5>
- Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bend Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Lower Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lower Mound Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Mound Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Gopher Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gopher Hill Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gopher Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mosonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mosonic Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosonic Cemetery
- Progressive Friends Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Progressive Friends Church Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progressive Friends Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Progressive Friends Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Stone Bluff.
- The Progressive Friends Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crazy Corner South Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2234961 <5>
- West Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The West Lebanon Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Lebanon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of West Lebanon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87342 <5>
- Shankland Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lamb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- The Lamb Cemetery has also been known as:
- Campbell Cemetery
- Ater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ater Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ater Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- The Hicks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lowe - Hicks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1353717 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sand Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sand Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Covington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Foster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Tree Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Layton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Rileysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Gessie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Old Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- State Line City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- State Line City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Illiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Perrysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- West Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Stone Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Newell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Veedersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sloan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Hedrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Williamsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Tilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <6>
- Attica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bismarck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Sand Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fountain County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sand Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Attica
- Covington
- Danville
- Perrysville
- Tilton
- Veedersburg
- West Lebanon
- Williamsport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Sand Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Fountain 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 Sand Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #442980 (Sand Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #442980 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: Fountain
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Covington
- Location given for Sand Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1628152 Lon: -87.4194585
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Fountain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sand 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. |