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 Creek (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 Creek. 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 Creek ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Sandcreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Sand Creek: Sand Crk. (or less commonly used: Sand Ck. or Sand Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sand Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sand Creek.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Creek is located in Lenawee County.
To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lenawee County: Hillsdale, Jackson, Monroe, Washtenaw, Fulton (OH) & Lucas (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Sand Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sand Creek:
- Lenawee County (The home county of Sand Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Weston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Jasper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Adrian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Morenci
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Canandaigua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Palmyra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Ogden Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Morenci
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Blissfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Prattville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Locust Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Waldron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Lickly Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Pittsford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Somerset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Ransom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Shadyside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Adams
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Osseo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Brooklyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Norvell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Clarklake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Napoleon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Fishville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fishville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- South Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
- Grass Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vandercook Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vandercook Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook Lake
- Leoni
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leoni is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Horton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Petersburg Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Dundee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Diann
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Diann is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
- Federman ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Federman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
- Lambertville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lulu
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Samaria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Azalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Azalia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Ida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sharon Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
- Rowes Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
- Bridgewater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Denson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Oakshade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Advance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Advance is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Metamora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Siney ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Siney is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Powers ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powers is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Lytton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Assumption
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Henry County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Colton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Colton is located in Henry County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Napoleon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lucas County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Berkey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Sharples
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Sylvania
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Whitehouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Wernerts Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wernerts Corners is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wernerts Corners
- Air Line Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Maumee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Alvordton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Unity
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Pioneer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Stryker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Montpelier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sand Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Sand Creek.
Cemeteries Near Sand Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sand Creek.
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 Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sand Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hagaman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Madison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Weston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Weston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- County Poor House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Apple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (412 more) ...
- Madison Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Webster Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dover Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sand Creek had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Weston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Jasper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Seneca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Cadmus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cadmus is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Ogden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Adrian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canandaigua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- North Morenci
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ogden Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Palmyra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Medina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Medina is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Morenci
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sand Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sand Creek.
Newspapers Published in Sand Creek ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sand Creek, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sand Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Sand Creek:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Lenawee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsdale County
- Jackson County
- Monroe County
- Washtenaw County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Williams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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> | 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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Sand Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |