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 Hill (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 Hill. 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 Hill ...
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.
Another variation: Sandhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sand Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sand Hill.
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 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 Hill is located in Copiah County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Copiah County: Claiborne, Hinds, Lawrence, Lincoln, Rankin & Simpson.
Below are the counties that are near Sand Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sand Hill:
- Copiah County (The home county of Sand Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Sardis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Beauregard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Wesson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Hazlehurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Glancy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bowerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Crystal Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Allen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Carpenter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Myles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Franklin County
- McCall Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Thompsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Terry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Jefferson Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Prentiss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Vale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Tryus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Nola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Rosella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Hooker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- New Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arm
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Verna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Tilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Montgomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- New Sight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Brookhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wellman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Cobbs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Caseyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Norfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Pike County
- Topisaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Alonzo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Clear Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Whites
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- King
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Shivers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Westville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Braxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- D'Lo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Mendenhall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walthall County
- Sartinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sand Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Sand Hill.
Cemeteries Near Sand Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sand Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sand Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Thompson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stronghope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Little Bahala Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Franklin Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Peter Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mullens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mission Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Russell - Tillman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beauregard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wesson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Sand Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sand Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Beauregard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Wesson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Tryus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Martinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Montgomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Hazlehurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Browns Wells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Browns Wells is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Wells
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Brookhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fair River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fair River is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair River
- Gallman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gallman is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallman
- Bowerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sand Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sand Hill.
Newspapers Published in Sand Hill ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sand Hill, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sand Hill.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hill:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Copiah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hinds County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Pike County
- Rankin County
- Simpson County
- Walthall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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> | 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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sand Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |