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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Spencer County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Spencer County: Dubois, Perry, Warrick, Daviess (KY) & Hancock (KY).
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:
- Spencer 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.
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Reo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reo is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Richland City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Hatfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Grandview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chrisney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Kercheval
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Gentryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zoar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Ferdinand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Buckskin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Mackey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Warrenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Somerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haubstadt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Troy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tell City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cannelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lilly Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Tobinsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Bristow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Spurgeon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Stendal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Oakland City Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Smythe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Melody Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Daylight
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Evansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McCutchanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Highland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Darmstadt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Inglefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Vaughan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Kasson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Stacer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Armstrong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Dayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- De Gonia Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Boonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eames
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Newburgh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chandler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Folsomville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Baugh City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Stevenson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Graham Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Heilman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- Cloverport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Maceo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Owensboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Birk City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Yelvington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Curdsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Philpot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Louisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moseleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Saint Joseph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Masonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Browns Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Utica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Lewisport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hawesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Patesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Carlinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Bluff City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Spottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Hebbardsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Baskett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Niagara
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Henderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Robards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins County (KY)
- Jewel City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- McLean County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Elba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Glenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Beech Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Buel is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Lemon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lemon is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Calhoun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
- Rumsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Livermore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ohio County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Buford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buford is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Deanefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Aetnaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Beda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beda is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Fordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webster County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Onton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Onton is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Sebree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Baker Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Reo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960632 <3>
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stateler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kerr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (276 more) ...
- Graff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Sand Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sand Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Hatfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Patronville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patronville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patronville
- Stanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Rock Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Yankeetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yankeetown is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Newman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newman is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Ritchie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ritchie is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Carlinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Reed
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Birk City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Owensboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 72 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Indiana
- Pages specific to Spencer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Ohio County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sand Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Sand Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |