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 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sandy Plains: Sandy Plns.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sandy Plains. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sandy Plains.
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 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.
Sandy Plains is located in Cleveland 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 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)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Stony Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Stubbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Light Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- 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)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Patterson Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- 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)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- 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)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Plateau
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Cooksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Maiden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Blackburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Propst Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Rhoney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Duan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Startown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Killian Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- 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)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Cherryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dellview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- South Gastonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Gastonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dallas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- High Shoals
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Ranlo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Lincolnton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Iron Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Hulls Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Boger City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Vale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Henry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Machpelah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Laurel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Lowesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
- Dixie
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Paw Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Chateau Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Dalton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Yorkmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Biddleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Spring Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Wilmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- River View ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Huntersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Ellenboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hollis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Caroleen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Henrietta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Sandy Mush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Washburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Sunshine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Alexander Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Bostic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- 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)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chesnee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- 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)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Smyrna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Filbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Hickory Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Hopewell is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Blairsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
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.
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 Plains - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Hullender Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Christian Freedom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westview Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Long Branch First Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 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 <2>
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Capernaum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth 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 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)
- Fancy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Bessemer City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Perry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Stubbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Grover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- 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)
- Earl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gastonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bethany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Dallas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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]<4>. 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 like to 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 Sandy Plains:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rutherford County
- Cherokee County
- Spartanburg County
- York 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> | 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 Sandy Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |