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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 Sand Ridge (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 Ridge. 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 Ridge ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Sand Ridge: Sand Rdg. (or less commonly used: Sand Rdge. or Sand Ridg.)

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

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 hospitals 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.

Sand Ridge is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Niagara & Wyoming.

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

  • Erie County     (The home county of Sand Ridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
    • Alden Center
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Alden Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
    • Alden
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Crittenden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Looneyville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Looneyville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Town Line
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Akron Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
    • Williston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Akron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Elma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lancaster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Clarence Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowmansville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Depew
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
    • Yorkshire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Delevan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <1>
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
    • Corfu
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sawens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
    • Griswold
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Griswold is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Indian Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
    • North Pembroke
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
    • Basom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Alexander
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Alabama
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
    • Bushville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
    • Ridgewood Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
    • Amherst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Brookville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Brookville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
    • Wheatville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
  • Livingston County
    • Craigs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
    • Rapids
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Rapids is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
    • Dysinger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
    • Raymond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Raymond is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Park Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Park Village is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Hoffman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
    • Martinsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Martinsville is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Pendleton Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
    • South Lockport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • South Lockport is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
    • Gasport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lockport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • North Tonawanda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
    • Wurlitzer Park Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lockport Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
    • Lakewood Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
    • West Barre
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
    • Medina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jeddo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • South Barre
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • Eagle Harbor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Albion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyndonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Gaines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
    • Kenyonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
    • Manning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Clarendon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
    • Folsomdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
    • Harris Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
    • Attica
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Varysburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnsonburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Java Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • North Java
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Java Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Curriers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
    • Wyoming
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Smiths Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
    • Warsaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Sand Ridge ...

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

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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Alden Town Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Alden Center.
    • The St. John the Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John the Baptist RC Church Ceemtery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168347 <2>
  • Alden Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Alden Union Free Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Crittenden Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. John's RC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Patrick's RC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Adalbert's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Augustines Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (399 more) ...
    • Ledge Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cowlesville Village 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 Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sand Ridge.

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

  • Alden Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Alden Center is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
  • West Alden
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • West Alden is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alden
  • Alden
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Wende
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Wende is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wende
  • Crittenden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Millgrove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Millgrove is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
  • Looneyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Looneyville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Town Line
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Newstead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • South Newstead is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newstead
  • Fargo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fargo is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • East Lancaster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • East Lancaster is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lancaster
  • Marilla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Sand Ridge ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Ridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sand Ridge, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sand Ridge.

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 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 Sand Ridge:

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 Ridge, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sand Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.