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:
37.9309, -86.8817
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 Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Hawesville. Hawesville lies just to the east 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 22 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.
- St. Columbia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Columbia Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columbia Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Greathouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Cemetery
- Thrashers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thrashers Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers Cemetery
- Old Sergeant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Sergeant Cemetery is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sergeant Cemetery
- Lamar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lamar Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Webber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Webber Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Purcell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Purcell Cemetery is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Yelvington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waltz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Waltz Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltz Cemetery
- St. Pius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pius Cemetery is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pius Cemetery
- Rust Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rust Cemetery is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Cemetery
- Meeks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Meeks Cemetery is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Cemetery
- Hawes - Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Lewisport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yelvington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Tell City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maceo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Hawesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evanston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Cannelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chrisney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lamar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ensor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Clay City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Pellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Fulda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Patesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Lilly Dale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Kercheval
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Santa Claus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Philpot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tobinsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Lincoln City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Gentryville
(14 miles [22.5 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 Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sand Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cannelton
- Chrisney
- Hawesville
- Rockport
- Santa Claus
- Tell City
- Troy
- Troy lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Sand Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 #502910 (Sand Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #502910 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lewisport
- Location given for Sand Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9308866 Lon: -86.8816585
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Hancock, 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 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. |
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