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 Bay (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 Bay. 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 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.
Sandy Bay is located in Onondaga County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Onondaga County: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison & Oswego.
Below are the counties that are near Sandy Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandy Bay:
- Onondaga County (The home county of Sandy Bay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Bay, with the one closest to Sandy Bay listed first.
- Brewerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
- North Syracuse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
- North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
- Euclid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Euclid is located in Onondaga County
- Lyncourt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyncourt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyncourt
- Lyncourt is located in Onondaga County
- Mattydale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Syracuse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
- East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- Minoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minoa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
- Minoa is located in Onondaga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <1>
- Galeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeville
- Galeville is located in Onondaga County
- Liverpool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tall Pines Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Pines Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
- Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
- De Witt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- De Witt is located in Onondaga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Bay, with the one closest to Sandy Bay listed first.
- Ira
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Ira is located in Cayuga County
- Meridian
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Cayuga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <1>
- Cato
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Cato is located in Cayuga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cato <1>
- Sennett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weedsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedsport
- Weedsport is located in Cayuga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weedsport <1>
- North Victory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Victory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
- North Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Victory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Port Byron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
- Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
- Former name for Port Byron:
- Bucksville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
- Throop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- North Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Sterling. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
- North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
- Sterling Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
- Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland County
- Cummings Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Bay, with the one closest to Sandy Bay listed first.
- Osceola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Leisher Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
- Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Bay, with the one closest to Sandy Bay listed first.
- Bridgeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Bolivar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Bolivar is located in Madison County
- Whitelaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitelaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Whitelaw is located in Madison County
- Chittenango
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango
- Chittenango is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chittenango <1>
- Sullivan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Sullivan is located in Madison County
- Sulphur Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
- Chittenango Springs
- Oneida Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
- Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
- Canastota
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cottons
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
- Cottons is located in Madison County
- Chittenango Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
- Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
- Clockville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wampsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Bay, with the one closest to Sandy Bay listed first.
- Jewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Jewell is located in Oneida County
- Elpis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elpis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
- Elpis is located in Oneida County
- North Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- North Bay is located in Oneida County
- Sylvan Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vienna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vienna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Vienna is located in Oneida County
- Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Oneida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <1>
- McConnellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McConnellsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
- McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
- Blossvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Agnes Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
- Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
- Humaston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Humaston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
- Humaston is located in Oneida County
- Leisure Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
- Oneida Castle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
- Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Bay, with the one closest to Sandy Bay listed first.
- West Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- West Monroe is located in Oswego County
- Constantia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Central Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
- Central Square is located in Oswego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <1>
- Gayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- Gayville is located in Oswego County
- Nicholsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
- Caughdenoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
- Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
- Mallory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Oswego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <1>
- Pennellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Phoenix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hastings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandy Bay, see our County-by-County Page for Sandy Bay.
Cemeteries Near Sandy Bay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandy Bay.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandy Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandy Bay, with the one closest to Sandy Bay listed first.
- Cicero Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cicero Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cicero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cicero Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cicero Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cicero Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- McAllister Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAllister Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAllister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Toad Harbor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toad Harbor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toad Harbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shepards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Terpenning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terpenning Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terpenning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Episcopal Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pine Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Plains Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- West Monroe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Monroe Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Monroe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- North Syracuse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Syracuse Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Syracuse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Taft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taft Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (409 more) ...
- Ingersoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingersoll Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingersoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fancher Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridgeport Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridgeport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<5>
While we didn't find Sandy Bay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandy Bay.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandy Bay, with the one closest to Sandy Bay listed first.
- Cicero
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Cicero is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <1>
- Cicero Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero Center
- Cicero Center is located in Onondaga County
- Brewerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
- North Syracuse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
- North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
- Constantia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- West Monroe is located in Oswego County
- Euclid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Euclid is located in Onondaga County
- Bridgeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Central Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
- Central Square is located in Oswego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <1>
- Woodard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard
- Woodard is located in Onondaga County
- Collamer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collamer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Collamer is located in Onondaga County
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- Gayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- Gayville is located in Oswego County
- Caughdenoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
- Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
- Mallory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandy Bay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandy Bay.
Newspapers Published in Sandy Bay ...
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 203 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy Bay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandy Bay, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandy Bay.
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 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 Bay:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Onondaga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Cortland County
- Lewis County
- Madison County
- Oneida County
- Oswego County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandy Bay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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- Sandy Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2053, Longitude: -76.0833 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |