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 Ridge Terrace (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 Ridge Terrace. 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 Ridge Terrace ...
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 Ridge Terrace: Sandy Rdg. Ter. (or less commonly used: Sandy Rdge. Ter. or Sandy Ridg. Ter.)
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 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 Ridge Terrace is located in Rowan 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 Rowan County: Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Sandy Ridge Terrace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandy Ridge Terrace:
- Rowan County (The home county of Sandy Ridge Terrace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Ridge Terrace, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge Terrace listed first.
- Woodbine
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodbine is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- East Spencer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Timbercreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Granite Quarry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Corbin Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Hills
- Eastwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eastwood Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Village
- Oak Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- South Salisbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Salisbury is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salisbury
- Spencer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Craven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Ridge Terrace, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge Terrace listed first.
- Rimer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fisher Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Tent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Cannon Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Harrisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Catawba County
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Ridge Terrace, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge Terrace listed first.
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Southmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Tyro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Silver Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Sapona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Denton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Handy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Currytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Ridge Terrace, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge Terrace listed first.
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Advance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Calahaln
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Bermuda Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pino
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Ridge Terrace, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge Terrace listed first.
- Muddy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Clemmons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rosemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rosemont is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Ridge Terrace, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge Terrace listed first.
- Mazeppa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Cool Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Mooresville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shepherds
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Mount Mourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Ostwalt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Barium Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Doolie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Troutman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Turnersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Mayhew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Statesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Ridge Terrace, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge Terrace listed first.
- Davidson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelius
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Ridge Terrace, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge Terrace listed first.
- Blaine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ophir
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Abner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Ridge Terrace, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge Terrace listed first.
- Eleazer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Mechanic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Trinity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Archdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Ridge Terrace, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge Terrace listed first.
- Misenheimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New London
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Plyer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Bloomington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Palmerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Lambert
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Albemarle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Badin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Locust
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red Cross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Ridge Terrace, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge Terrace listed first.
- Wyo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Courtney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandy Ridge Terrace, see our County-by-County Page for Sandy Ridge Terrace.
Cemeteries Near Sandy Ridge Terrace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandy Ridge Terrace.
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 Ridge Terrace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandy Ridge Terrace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandy Ridge Terrace, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge Terrace listed first.
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Christiana Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old English Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dixonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (111 more) ...
- Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Owen Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rowan Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowan Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48649 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Sandy Ridge Terrace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandy Ridge Terrace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandy Ridge Terrace, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge Terrace listed first.
- Granite Quarry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Faith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Craven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Trading Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Rockwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Pool ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pool is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
- Jubilee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jubilee is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Gold Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- China Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Drys Mill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Drys Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drys Mill
- Rimer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Millerton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millerton is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandy Ridge Terrace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandy Ridge Terrace.
Newspapers Published in Sandy Ridge Terrace ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy Ridge Terrace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandy Ridge Terrace, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandy Ridge Terrace.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sandy Ridge Terrace:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Stanly County
- Yadkin 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandy Ridge Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Ridge Terrace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |