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 Sandstone (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 Sandstone. 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 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 doctors and 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.
Sandstone is located in Vernon County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vernon County: Bourbon (KS), Crawford (KS), Linn (KS), Barton, Bates, Cedar & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Sandstone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandstone:
- Vernon County (The home county of Sandstone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandstone, with the one closest to Sandstone listed first.
- Bellamy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Montevallo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Milo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Sheldon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Nevada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Moundville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bronaugh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Temple ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Horton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Deerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Schell City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandstone, with the one closest to Sandstone listed first.
- Irwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bushnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Lamar
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lamar Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Layneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Kenoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Oakton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oakton is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Liberal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Golden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burgess
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
- Mindenmines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandstone, with the one closest to Sandstone listed first.
- Prairie City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Rockville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Rich Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hume
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- New Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandstone, with the one closest to Sandstone listed first.
- Virgil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Willowville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- El Dorado Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jerico Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Lebeck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Caplinger Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Stockton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Umber View Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandstone, with the one closest to Sandstone listed first.
- Arcola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Glen Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Lockwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Greenfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper County
- Jasper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandstone, with the one closest to Sandstone listed first.
- Roscoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Monegaw Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Johnson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandstone, with the one closest to Sandstone listed first.
- Garland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Edward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Edward is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Godfrey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Fort Scott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <1>
- Hammond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandstone, with the one closest to Sandstone listed first.
- Arcadia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Gross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gross is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Mulberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coalvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
- Curranville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Curranville is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curranville
- Dry Wood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Fox Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Town is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Yale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Cato
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cato is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Englevale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Englevale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandstone, see our County-by-County Page for Sandstone.
Cemeteries Near Sandstone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandstone.
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 Sandstone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandstone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandstone, with the one closest to Sandstone listed first.
- Sandstone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arbor Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tolson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stepp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warwick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dunnegan Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Virgil City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Warkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Camp Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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, Sandstone had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandstone, with the one closest to Sandstone listed first.
- Greene Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greene Springs is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Springs
- Bellamy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Montevallo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Milo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Virgil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Sheldon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pashaw ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pashaw is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pashaw
- Zodiac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zodiac is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zodiac
- Walker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Nevada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Irwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- El Dorado Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Filley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Filley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filley
- Harwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandstone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandstone.
Newspapers Published in Sandstone ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandstone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandstone, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandstone.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sandstone:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Vernon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Bates County
- Cedar County
- Dade County
- Jasper County
- Saint Clair County
- Bourbon County
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Sandstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sandstone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |