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 Springs (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 Springs. 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 Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sand Springs: Sand Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sand Spngs. or Sand Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sand Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sand Springs.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Sand Springs is located in Rockcastle County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rockcastle County: Garrard, Jackson, Laurel, Lincoln, Madison & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Sand Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sand Springs:
- Rockcastle County (The home county of Sand Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Hansford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Renfro Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ottawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mullins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Brodhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wildie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Gum Sulphur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Climax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Hedgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Shelby City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby City
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Bethelridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Ware
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Argyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Middleburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Yosemite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mintonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Gilpin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Cantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Benge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Larue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Fogertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Burning Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Urban
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Sidell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Locust Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Lynch Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Cartersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Lowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Paint Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Lancaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Peoples
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Dabolt
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Sandgap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Kerby Knob
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Annville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McKee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waneta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Gray Hawk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Foxtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Tyner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Knox County
- North Corbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Bernstadt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- East Bernstadt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Greenmount
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maplesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Sublimity City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Keavy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Lily
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Dorthae
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Marydell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Dog Walk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Broughtentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Turkeytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Crab Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ottenheim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Sugar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Waynesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Halls Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Maywood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Preachersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Kings Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Slate Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Wallaceton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Berea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bighill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Farristown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farristown
- Duluth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Bobtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Buggytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
- Happy Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
- Whites
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Dreyfus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
- McCreary County
- Greenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Bee Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Acorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Coin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Shopville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Dabney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Whetstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Grundy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Piney Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Dykes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Eubank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- Frazer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Corbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sand Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Sand Springs.
Cemeteries Near Sand Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sand Springs.
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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sand Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ackerman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sayers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Denney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Childrens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Phelps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bustle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (436 more) ...
- Gilmore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Briarfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sand Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sand Springs, with the one closest to Sand Springs listed first.
- Hansford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Level Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Level Green is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
- Maretburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maretburg is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretburg
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Plato
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plato is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Bloss
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bloss is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloss
- Pongo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pongo is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pongo
- Pine Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Quail
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Quail is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sinks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sinks is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mullins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Bee Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sand Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sand Springs.
Newspapers Published in Sand Springs ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sand Springs, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sand Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Springs:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Rockcastle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Clay County
- Estill County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- McCreary County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Wayne County
- Whitley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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 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. |
| <3> | 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- Sand Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |