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 Sandtown (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 Sandtown. 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 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.
Sandtown is located in Neshoba 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 Neshoba County: Attala, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Newton, Scott & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Sandtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandtown:
- Neshoba County (The home county of Sandtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
- Ocobla
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Bogue Chitto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Tucker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Philadelphia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Pearl River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Neshoba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Dixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Laurel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Dowdville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Lynville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- De Kalb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wahalak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Scooba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sucarnoochee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
- Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Collinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Suqualena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Bailey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Hookston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Nellieburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
- High Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Coosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Standing Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Walnut Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Lucern
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Decatur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Conehatta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Pine Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Mashulaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Shuqualak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Scott County
- Sebastopol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
- Handle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Noxapater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Fearns Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Louisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hinze
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Vowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandtown, see our County-by-County Page for Sandtown.
Cemeteries Near Sandtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandtown.
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 Sandtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
- Sandtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roundtree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hensons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedarlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Donald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Sandtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandtown, with the one closest to Sandtown listed first.
- Ocobla
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- North Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Bend is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Philadelphia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tucker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Peden ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Peden is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peden
- Handle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Noxapater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Plattsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Dixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandtown.
Newspapers Published in Sandtown ...
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 Sandtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandtown, 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 Sandtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Sandtown:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Neshoba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Newton County
- Noxubee County
- Scott County
- Winston 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 Sandtown, 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- Sandtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |