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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 Sand Hill (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 Sand Hill. 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 Sand Hill ...

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 occur.

Another variation: Sandhill.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sand Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sand Hill.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Sand Hill is located in Otsego County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Otsego County: Chenango, Delaware, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery & Schoharie.

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

  • Otsego County     (The home county of Sand Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
    • Youmans Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
    • Wells Bridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Otego
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Unadilla
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Copes Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
    • Gilbertsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Oneonta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
    • West End
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West End is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
    • Morris
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oneonta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Colliersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
    • Nineveh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deposit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Center Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Center Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Creekside Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Creekside Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
    • Harpursville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Belden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Belden is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • East Windsor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • East Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
    • North Colesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • North Colesville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
    • Ouaquaga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Quinneville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Quinneville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
    • Gulf Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
    • Windsor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
    • Mount Upton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • East Guilford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
    • Lathams Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
    • Guilford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bainbridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Yaleville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
    • Union Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • Haynes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • West Bainbridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
    • Norwich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Afton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Berlin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
    • Franklin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sidney Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Merrickville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
    • Sidney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Franklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
    • Tacoma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
    • Masonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mundale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mundale is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
    • Walton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shackport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Shackport is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
    • Barbourville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Barbourville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
    • China
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
    • South Hamilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
    • Earlville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • East Hamilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
    • Hamilton Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • Sherman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman

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

Cemeteries Near Sand Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sand Hill.

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 Sand Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Blanchard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • East Sidney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Merithew Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Unadilla Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Emmons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rogers Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Carr Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Flax Island Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (366 more) ...
    • Highland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Knoll Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Congregational Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<3>

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

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

  • Wells Bridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Unadilla Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Unadilla Center is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla Center
  • East Sidney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Sidney is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sidney
  • Unadilla
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Otego
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • South Unadilla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Unadilla is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Unadilla
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Youngs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Youngs is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
  • Sidney Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gilbertsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Guilford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
  • Franklin Depot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin Depot is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Depot
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mount Upton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Rockdale is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Sidney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Sand Hill ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sand Hill, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sand Hill.

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 Sand Hill:

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 Sand Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sand Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.