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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Sand Hill is located in Jones 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 Jones County: Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Smith & Wayne.
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:
- Jones 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.
- Ellisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Service
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Soso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Amy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Errata
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Ovett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Sandersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Hot Coffee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Sanford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Lux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Seminary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Collins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Arbo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Mount Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Forrest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Petal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hattiesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Goodluck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Moss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Stringer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Lake Como
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Acme ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Bay Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Heidelberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stevens is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Kelona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Stafford Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Jefferson Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Melba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Bassfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Sumrall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Hattiesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Perry County
- Richton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Coats
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Jaynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Taylorsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mize
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Sylvarena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Bezer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Mulberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Whistler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
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.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hinton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellzey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gandy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Big Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Our Home Universalist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crosby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (476 more) ...
- Benson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tularosa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
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.
- Ellisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moselle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moselle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Soso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Gitano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gitano is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitano
- Eastabuchie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eastabuchie is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastabuchie
- Moscos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moscos is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscos
- Errata
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Taylorsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ora is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Sandersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bunker Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hattiesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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 61 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 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. 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 turn to 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 Jones County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Covington County
- Forrest County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Lamar County
- Perry County
- Simpson County
- Smith County
- Wayne 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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'. |