A visit to the Sand Rock Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Sand Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sand Rock Cemetery:
39.3715, -81.9104
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sand Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sand Rock Cemetery is located in Athens County<2>.
The county seat for Athens County is located in Athens. Athens lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Sand Rock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sand Rock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Sand Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sand Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Copeland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Henrys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Henrys Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Cemetery
- Kilvert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kilvert Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilvert Cemetery
- Amesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Amesville Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville Cemetery
- The Amesville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mud Sock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42332 <5>
- Sterling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sterling Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
- New England Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New England Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England Cemetery
- Haga Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Haga Church Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haga Church Cemetery
- Boyles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boyles Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyles Cemetery
- Timothy Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mission Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Cemetery
- Federal Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Federal Hill Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cutler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cutler Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beebe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Beebe Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Cemetery
- Finsterwald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Finsterwald Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finsterwald Cemetery
- Hatch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch Cemetery
- Mt. Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jarvis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Southland Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sand Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sand Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Armadale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Big Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Amesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Stewart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Beebe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Guysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Joy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Wrightstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Decaturville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Chesterhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fillmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Napier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Armitage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Vanderhoof
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Coolville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Todds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Jacksonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Truetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Chauncey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- The Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elliott Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Sand Rock Cemetery. The following communities are located in Athens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sand Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Sand Rock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Athens County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Sand Rock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1699535 (Sand Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1699535 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Athens
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stewart
- Location given for Sand Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3714624 Lon: -81.9104161
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Athens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sand Rock Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
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