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 Sandy 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 Sandy 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 Sandy 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sandy Creek: Sandy Crk. (or less commonly used: Sandy Ck. or Sandy Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sandy Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sandy 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.
Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brunswick County: Columbus, New Hanover, Pender & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Sandy Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandy Creek:
- Brunswick County (The home county of Sandy Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Creek, with the one closest to Sandy Creek listed first.
- Northwest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Malmo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Phoenix
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Navassa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Town Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Belville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Belville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
- Winnabow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Boiling Spring Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
- Makatoka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Creek, with the one closest to Sandy Creek listed first.
- East Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Long View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Kelly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Council
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rosindale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Creek, with the one closest to Sandy Creek listed first.
- Acme
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Delco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riegelwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Armour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Byrdville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Sandyfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Bolton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Waccamaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hallsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Redbug
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Rico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Nakina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Duplin County
- Harrells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- New Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Creek, with the one closest to Sandy Creek listed first.
- Hightsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
- Wrightsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Castle Hayne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Skippers Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
- Kings Grant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Smith Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
- Wilmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Murraysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
- Seagate
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Seagate is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
- Windemere
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Windemere is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Myrtle Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle Grove is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Creek, with the one closest to Sandy Creek listed first.
- Currie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Atkinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Saint Helena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Burgaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brown Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Hampstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Murray Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Topsail
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Topsail is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
- Watha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Kings Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Landing is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Creek, with the one closest to Sandy Creek listed first.
- Ivanhoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Kerr
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandy Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Sandy Creek.
Cemeteries Near Sandy Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandy 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 Sandy Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandy Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandy Creek, with the one closest to Sandy Creek listed first.
- Skipper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chinnis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Skipper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Benton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sykes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lennon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Sandy Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandy Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandy Creek, with the one closest to Sandy Creek listed first.
- Northwest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Malmo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Phoenix
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Armour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Navassa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Freeman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Town Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Byrdville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Winnabow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Montague
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montague is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Point Caswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
- Currie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Colly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
- Wrightsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Long Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandy Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandy Creek.
Newspapers Published in Sandy 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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandy Creek, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandy Creek.
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 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 Sandy Creek:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Brunswick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Duplin County
- New Hanover County
- Pender County
- Sampson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 Sandy 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |