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 Sandel (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 Sandel. 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 Parishes/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sandel is located in Sabine Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Sabine Parish: De Soto, Natchitoches, Vernon, Newton (TX), Sabine (TX) & Shelby (TX).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Sandel. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandel:
- Sabine Parish (The home parish of Sandel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandel, with the one closest to Sandel listed first.
- Florien
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florien have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florien
- Florien is located in Sabine Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florien <2>
- Fisher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Toro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
- Toro is located in Sabine Parish
- Corleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
- Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
- Negreet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Negreet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negreet
- Negreet is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Negreet <2>
- Many
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rock ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rock is located in Sabine Parish
- Bayou Scie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayou Scie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
- Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
- Zwolle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <2>
- Hamlin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish
- Noble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Noble is located in Sabine Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <2>
- Natchitoches Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandel, with the one closest to Sandel listed first.
- Vowells Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vowells Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
- Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Bellwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Robeline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Provencal
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Victoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Victoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Marthaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Flora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Flora is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <2>
- Gorum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorum
- Gorum is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorum <2>
- Derry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Derry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Natchez
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natchez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Natchez is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <2>
- Rapides Parish
- Mora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Mora is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <2>
- Vernon Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandel, with the one closest to Sandel listed first.
- Hornbeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbeck
- Hornbeck is located in Vernon Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornbeck <2>
- Anacoco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kurthwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kurthwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurthwood
- Kurthwood is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kurthwood <2>
- Alco
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Alco is located in Vernon Parish
- Westwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish
- Fertitta Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fertitta Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
- Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish
- Leesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Llano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Billy Goat Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billy Goat Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
- Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish
- Slagle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle
- Slagle is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slagle <2>
- Fort Polk North
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Polk North. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
- Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
- Walnut Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walnut Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
- Newton County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandel, with the one closest to Sandel listed first.
- Toledo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toledo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
- South Toledo Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Toledo Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
- South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County (TX)
- Burkeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wiergate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiergate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiergate
- Wiergate is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiergate <2>
- Sabine County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandel, with the one closest to Sandel listed first.
- Fairmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount is located in Sabine County (TX)
- Mason
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mason is located in Sabine County (TX)
- Hemphill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemphill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill is located in Sabine County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemphill <2>
- Milam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam
- Milam is located in Sabine County (TX)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milam <2>
- Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandel, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Sandel.
Cemeteries Near Sandel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandel.
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 Sandel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandel, with the one closest to Sandel listed first.
- Self Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Self Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Self Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Toro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toro Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Beckham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beckham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beckham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sibley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sibley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sibley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Victoria Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victoria Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Victoria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lewing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewing Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caney Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- McMillion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Pine Knot Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Knot Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Knot Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Fisher.
- The Pine Knot Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151638 <5>
- Ferris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferris Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Redland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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.<6>
While we didn't find Sandel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandel, with the one closest to Sandel listed first.
- Toro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
- Toro is located in Sabine Parish
- Corleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
- Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
- Anacoco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Negreet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Negreet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negreet
- Negreet is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Negreet <2>
- Columbus ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Sabine Parish
- Many
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kisatchie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kisatchie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kisatchie
- Kisatchie is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Vowells Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vowells Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
- Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Toledo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toledo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
- Bellwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Caney
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Caney is located in Vernon Parish
- Leesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fairmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount is located in Sabine County (TX)
- Bayou Scie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayou Scie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
- Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
- Robeline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandel.
Newspapers Published in Sandel ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandel, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandel.
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 Sandel:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Sabine Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Natchitoches Parish
- Rapides Parish
- Vernon Parish
- Newton County
- Sabine County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3810, Longitude: -93.4366 In this case, the coordinates for Sandel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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> | 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 Sandel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |