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 Sandyfield (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 Sandyfield. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.
Sandyfield is located in Columbus 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 Columbus County: Bladen, Brunswick, Pender, Robeson & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Sandyfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandyfield:
- Columbus County (The home county of Sandyfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandyfield, with the one closest to Sandyfield listed first.
- Byrdville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Armour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Riegelwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Acme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Acme is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Bolton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Waccamaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hallsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Redbug
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Rico
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Brunswick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whiteville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandyfield, with the one closest to Sandyfield listed first.
- East Arcadia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Kelly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Long View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Council
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rosindale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- White Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Elizabethtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Yorick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Bladenboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandyfield, with the one closest to Sandyfield listed first.
- Northwest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Sandy Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Malmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Phoenix
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Navassa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Makatoka
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Town Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Winnabow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
- Leland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Exum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Bolivia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandyfield, with the one closest to Sandyfield listed first.
- Harrells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Safe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Wallace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandyfield, with the one closest to Sandyfield listed first.
- Castle Hayne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hightsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
- Skippers Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
- Wrightsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Kings Grant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Murraysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
- Smith Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
- Wilmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windemere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Windemere is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Silver Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Ogden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Seagate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seagate is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandyfield, with the one closest to Sandyfield listed first.
- Atkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Currie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Rocky Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saint Helena
(23 miles [37 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Watha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Murray Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Willard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandyfield, with the one closest to Sandyfield listed first.
- Ivanhoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Kerr
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Tomahawk
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Delway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Garland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandyfield, see our County-by-County Page for Sandyfield.
Cemeteries Near Sandyfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandyfield.
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 Sandyfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandyfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandyfield, with the one closest to Sandyfield listed first.
- Graham Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Union MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Townsend Temple Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malpass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lennon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scull Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Sykes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Sandyfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandyfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandyfield, with the one closest to Sandyfield listed first.
- Byrdville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Armour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Freeman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Kelly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Colly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
- Bolton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Northwest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Westbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Point Caswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
- Council
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Lake Waccamaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Currie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Atkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Malmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Montague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Montague is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandyfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandyfield.
Newspapers Published in Sandyfield ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandyfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandyfield, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandyfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sandyfield:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Columbus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Brunswick 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> | 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandyfield) 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 Sandyfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |