Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sandy Hook had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Sandy Hook had a population of 597 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sandy Hook, with the one closest to Sandy Hook listed first.
- Little Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Little Sandy is located in Elliott County
- Newcombe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Newfoundland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newfoundland
- From Sandy Hook to Newfoundland
- Isonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - The Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for The Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to The Ridge
- From Sandy Hook to The Ridge
- Ordinary
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Stark
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Ibex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ibex. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ibex
- From Sandy Hook to Ibex
- Redwine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Wyett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Elkfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Bruin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bruin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bruin
- From Sandy Hook to Bruin
- Gimlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gimlet
- From Sandy Hook to Gimlet
- Minor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Minor
- From Sandy Hook to Minor
- Fielden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Stephens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Blairs Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blairs Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Blairs Mills is located in Morgan County
- Elliottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliottville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Elamton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Skaggs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Skaggs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Skaggs
- From Sandy Hook to Skaggs
- Jacobs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacobs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Jacobs is located in Carter County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jacobs
- From Sandy Hook to Jacobs
- Dingus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dingus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dingus
- From Sandy Hook to Dingus
- Limestone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Relief
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Martha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Martha
- From Sandy Hook to Martha
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sandy Hook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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. |