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 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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 Hill is located in Scioto County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scioto County: Greenup (KY), Lewis (KY), Adams, Jackson, Lawrence & Pike.
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:
- Scioto 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.
- Garden City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Wheelersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Franklin Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sciotodale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Slocum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Sciotoville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Powellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- New Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Haverhill Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
- Portsmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scioto Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Harrison Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Blue Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Rome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Squirrel Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Jaybird
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Lynx
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lynx is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Patriot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Cora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Rio Grande
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edna ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Blackfork Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Oak Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Glade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Rempel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petrea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Limerick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Pattonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Hanging Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Pedro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Ironton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Coal Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Kitts Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Sherritts
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Aid
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Andis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Sheridan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Wakefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wetmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Coopersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Shyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Sargents
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Riverdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Zahn's Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Greggs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Jasper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Millseat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Cannonsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Princess
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Princess is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Catlettsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mavity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Rush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Kehoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Boone Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Pactolus
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Carter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carter is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Smiths Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Grayson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wesleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Hitchins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Leon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Denton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Denton is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Mount Savage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Counts Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Grays Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Frost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Lloyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- South Shore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- South Portsmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Worthington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Wurtland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Raceland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Flatwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Firebrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Buena Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vanceburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Camp Dix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Cabell County (WV)
- Huntington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
- Kenova
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ceredo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
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.
- Nurse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Floral Hills Memory Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Salladay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Memorial Burial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Wheelersburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gerlach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Creek Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Dutch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rawley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Feurt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (760 more) ...
- Powellsville Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.
- Limeville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Limeville is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
- Wheelersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grays Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Franklin Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Siloam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Powellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Sciotoville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Slocum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Frost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- New Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyra is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyra
- Haverhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Haverhill is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Haverhill Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
- Gephart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gephart is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gephart
- Portsmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 92 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 14 miles [22.5 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 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 Hill:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Scioto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Greenup County
- Lewis County
- Cabell County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 from Point A (ie- Sand Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |