RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Indiana >> Vigo County >> Sandford >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Indiana

The Commemorative Quarter for Indiana





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 Sandford (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 Sandford. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Sandford is located in Vigo County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vigo County: Clark (IL), Edgar (IL), Clay, Parke, Sullivan & Vermillion.

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

  • Vigo County     (The home county of Sandford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandford, with the one closest to Sandford listed first.
    • Pine Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
    • Libertyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
      • Libertyville is located in Vigo County
    • New Goshen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
      • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods <1>
    • Barnhart Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnhart Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
      • Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
    • Liggett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
      • Liggett is located in Vigo County
    • Toad Hop
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
      • Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
    • Spelterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
      • Spelterville is located in Vigo County
    • Shepardsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
      • Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
    • West Terre Haute
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylorville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
      • Taylorville is located in Vigo County
    • Terre Haute
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandford, with the one closest to Sandford listed first.
    • Cloverland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
      • Cloverland is located in Clay County
    • Billtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
      • Billtown is located in Clay County
    • Staunton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staunton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
      • Staunton is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
    • Bee Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
      • Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
    • Perth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
      • Perth is located in Clay County
    • Turner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Clay County
    • Cory
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
      • Cory is located in Clay County
    • Billville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
      • Billville is located in Clay County
    • Brazil
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Benwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
      • Benwood is located in Clay County
    • Carbon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
    • Art
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
      • Art is located in Clay County
  • Parke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandford, with the one closest to Sandford listed first.
    • West Atherton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
      • West Atherton is located in Parke County
    • Numa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
      • Numa is located in Parke County
    • Rosedale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in Parke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
      • Rosedale has also been known as:
      • Roseville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
    • Mecca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
      • Mecca is located in Parke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Armiesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
      • Armiesburg is located in Parke County
    • Montezuma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
      • Montezuma is located in Parke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <1>
    • Bridgeton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Billie Creek Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billie Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Creek Village
      • Billie Creek Village is located in Parke County
    • Rockville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Parke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <1>
    • West Union
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Parke County
    • Mansfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bloomingdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Parke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <1>
  • Putnam County
    • Reelsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
      • Reelsville is located in Putnam County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandford, with the one closest to Sandford listed first.
    • Farmersburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Fairbanks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
      • Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
    • Scott City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
      • Scott City is located in Sullivan County
    • Shelburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
      • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <1>
    • Hymera
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hymera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
      • Hymera is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
    • Graysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
      • Graysville is located in Sullivan County
  • Vermillion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandford, with the one closest to Sandford listed first.
    • Universal
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
      • Universal is located in Vermillion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Blanford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
      • Blanford is located in Vermillion County
    • Clinton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandytown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
      • Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
    • Saint Bernice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
      • Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
    • Fairview Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
      • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
    • Summit Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
      • Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
    • Alta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
      • Alta is located in Vermillion County
    • Dana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Dana is located in Vermillion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
    • Hillsdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
    • Newport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Vermillion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <1>
    • Cayuga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <1>
  • Clark County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandford, with the one closest to Sandford listed first.
    • Farrington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farrington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
      • Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Dennison
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
      • Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Weaver
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Livingston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Marshall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Clark Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
      • Clark Center is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Snyder
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snyder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Cleone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cleone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
      • Cleone is located in Clark County (IL)
    • West Union
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Martinsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <1>
    • Melrose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Coles County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandford, with the one closest to Sandford listed first.
    • Ashmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore
      • Ashmore is located in Coles County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashmore <1>
    • Saint Omer ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Omer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
      • Saint Omer is located in Coles County (IL)
    • Oakland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Hutton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
      • Hutton is located in Coles County (IL)
    • Rardin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
      • Rardin is located in Coles County (IL)
  • Crawford County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandford, with the one closest to Sandford listed first.
    • West York
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
      • West York is located in Crawford County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <1>
    • Hutsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Douglas County (IL)
    • Newman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
      • Newman is located in Douglas County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <1>
  • Edgar County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandford, with the one closest to Sandford listed first.
    • Vermilion
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elbridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
      • Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Kentucky
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kentucky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
      • Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Nevins
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nevins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
      • Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Huffmanville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
      • Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Clays Prairie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clays Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
      • Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Paris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <1>
    • Oliver
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oliver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
      • Oliver is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Bell Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
      • Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Kidley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
      • Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Logan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Conlogue
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conlogue. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
      • Conlogue is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Vermilion County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandford, with the one closest to Sandford listed first.
    • Ridge Farm
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Vermilion Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
      • Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
    • Olivet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
      • Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
    • Archie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
      • Archie is located in Vermilion County (IL)
    • Indianola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sidell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
      • Sidell is located in Vermilion County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidell <1>
    • Georgetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Sandford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandford.

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 Sandford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Old Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ft. Hamilton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Hamilton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gymon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gymon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gymon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Providence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vermilion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barbour Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barbour Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barbour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stults Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stults Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stults Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<6> to the east of West Terre Haute.
    • The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethesda Memorial Park
    • Bethesda UMC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959900 <5>
  • Pleasantview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasantview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pryor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (424 more) ...
    • Shirley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Little Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sandford had a population of 9 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Vermilion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ferrel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrel
    • Ferrel is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • New Goshen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Libertyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
    • Libertyville is located in Vigo County
  • Marley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
    • Marley is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Farrington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farrington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
    • Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Tecumseh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
    • Tecumseh is located in Vigo County
  • Nevins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nevins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
    • Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Dennison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
    • Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
  • McKeen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeen
    • McKeen is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Terre Haute
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oliver
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oliver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
    • Oliver is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Markles
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markles
      • Markles is located in Vigo County
    • Otter Creek Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Junction
      • Otter Creek Junction is located in Vigo County
    • Atherton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atherton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
      • Atherton is located in Vigo County

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

Newspapers Published in Sandford ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandford, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandford.

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 helpful 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 Sandford:

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

The official website for Vigo County: www.vigocounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5453, Longitude: -87.5306       In this case, the coordinates for Sandford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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 Sandford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 21 Apr 2025