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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 Plains (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 Plains. 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 Plains ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Sandy Plains: Sandy Plns.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 Plains is located in Cleveland County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cleveland County: Burke, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford, Cherokee (SC) & York (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Sandy Plains. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandy Plains:

  • Cleveland County     (The home county of Sandy Plains)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
    • Kings Mountain
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • White Plains
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Cleveland County
    • Stony Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
      • Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
    • Stubbs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stubbs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
      • Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
    • Light Oak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Light Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
      • Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
    • Pleasant Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
    • Waco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Waco is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Grover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elizabeth City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
      • Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
    • Patterson Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
      • Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
    • Briarwood Townhouses
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarwood Townhouses have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
      • Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
    • Shelby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <1>
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
    • Camp Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camp Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
      • Camp Creek is located in Burke County
    • Ramsey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Burke County
    • Shoups Ford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shoups Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
      • Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
    • Banoak
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banoak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
      • Banoak is located in Catawba County
    • Plateau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plateau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
      • Plateau is located in Catawba County
    • Cooksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
      • Cooksville is located in Catawba County
    • Maiden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maiden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
      • Maiden is located in Catawba County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maiden <1>
    • Providence Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
      • Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
    • Blackburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Blackburn is located in Catawba County
    • Propst Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Propst Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
      • Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
    • Rhoney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rhoney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
      • Rhoney is located in Catawba County
    • Duan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
      • Duan is located in Catawba County
    • Startown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Startown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
      • Startown is located in Catawba County
    • Killian Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killian Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
      • Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
  • Gaston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
    • Bessemer City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Perry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Gaston County
    • Tryon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
      • Tryon is located in Gaston County
    • Cherryville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dellview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dellview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
      • Dellview is located in Gaston County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
    • South Gastonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gastonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
      • South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
    • Dallas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Gaston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,851 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <1>
    • Gastonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • High Shoals
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
      • High Shoals is located in Gaston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
    • Ranlo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
      • Ranlo is located in Gaston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
    • Smyre
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
      • Smyre is located in Gaston County
    • Lowell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Gaston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <1>
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
    • Crouse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
      • Crouse is located in Lincoln County
    • Lincolnton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Brook ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
      • North Brook is located in Lincoln County
    • Iron Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
      • Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
    • Hulls Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hulls Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
      • Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
    • Boger City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boger City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
      • Boger City is located in Lincoln County
    • Vale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
      • Vale is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <1>
    • Henry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Henry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Lincoln County
    • Machpelah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
      • Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
    • Laurel Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
    • Lowesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
      • Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
    • Denver
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
    • Paw Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paw Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
      • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Chateau Woods
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chateau Woods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
      • Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Dalton Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
      • Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Pinecrest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
      • Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Yorkmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
      • Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Spring Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Wilmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
      • Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Greenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Huntersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
      • Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <1>
    • Pineville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Charlotte
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Cornelius
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
      • Cornelius is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <1>
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
    • Six Points
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
      • Six Points is located in Rutherford County
    • Ellenboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
      • Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <1>
    • Hollis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
      • Hollis is located in Rutherford County
    • Caroleen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
      • Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
    • Henrietta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
    • Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Rutherford County
    • Sandy Mush
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
      • Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
    • Washburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
      • Washburn is located in Rutherford County
    • Sunshine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
    • Alexander Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
      • Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
    • Bostic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic
      • Bostic is located in Rutherford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bostic <1>
    • Forest City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
    • Kings Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Blacksburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Gaffney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gaffney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
      • East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
    • Gaffney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
      • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <1>
    • Macedonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
    • Chesnee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnee
      • Chesnee is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesnee <1>
  • Spartanburg County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
    • Cowpens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
      • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <1>
    • Mayo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • York County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
    • Bowling Green
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
      • Clover is located in York County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <1>
    • Smyrna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Filbert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
      • Filbert is located in York County (SC)
    • Hickory Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • York
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in York County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,637 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
    • Sharon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Wylie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopewell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in York County (SC)
    • Blairsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
      • Blairsville is located in York County (SC)
    • Newport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in York County (SC)
    • Tega Cay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandy Plains, see our County-by-County Page for Sandy Plains.

Cemeteries Near Sandy Plains ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandy Plains.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandy Plains covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.

  • El Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee Street Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Rest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hullender Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hullender Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hullender Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christian Freedom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Westview Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westview Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westview Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Branch First Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Branch First Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Long Branch First Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Long Branch Baptist Cemetery
    • Long Branch Church Cemetery
  • Archibald Graham Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grover Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grover Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grover Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Grover.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47568 <4>
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    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Capernaum Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capernaum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capernaum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elizabeth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elizabeth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elizabeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Sandy Plains in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandy Plains.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.

  • Kings Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fancy ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
    • Fancy is located in Cleveland County
  • Elbethel ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
    • Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
  • Bessemer City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Perry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Gaston County
  • Durbro ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
    • Durbro is located in Cleveland County
  • Stubbs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stubbs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
    • Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
  • Grover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Waco is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Cherryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shelby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Shelby is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <1>
  • Earl
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
    • Earl is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
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    • Gastonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dallas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Gaston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,851 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <1>
    • Bethany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in York County (SC)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandy Plains. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandy Plains.

Newspapers Published in Sandy Plains ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy Plains.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandy Plains, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandy Plains.

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 Sandy Plains:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandy Plains. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cleveland County: www.clevelandcounty.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy Plains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2687, Longitude: -81.3673       In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Plains have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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