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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 North Sandy (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 North Sandy. 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 North Sandy ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Sandy: N. Sandy

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.

North Sandy is primarily located in Mercer County. A portion of North Sandy extends into Venango County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mercer County: Mahoning (OH), Trumbull (OH), Butler, Crawford, Lawrence & Venango.

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

  • Mercer County     (The home county of North Sandy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Sandy, with the one closest to North Sandy listed first.
    • New Lebanon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lebanon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
      • New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Sandy Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Milledgeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
      • Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
    • Stoneboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Vernon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Vernon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
      • New Vernon is located in Mercer County
    • Perrine Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
      • Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
    • Kilgore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilgore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
      • Kilgore is located in Mercer County
    • Clarks Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
      • Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
    • Jackson Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Center
      • Jackson Center is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson Center <2>
    • Sheakleyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
      • Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Hadley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Coolspring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
      • Coolspring is located in Mercer County
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Sandy, with the one closest to North Sandy listed first.
    • Parker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <2>
    • Fredericksburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Sandy, with the one closest to North Sandy listed first.
    • Harrisville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Murrinsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murrinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
      • Murrinsville is located in Butler County
    • Forestville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Forestville is located in Butler County
    • Cherry Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
      • Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Eau Claire
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bovard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bovard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
      • Bovard is located in Butler County
    • Branchton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
      • Branchton is located in Butler County
    • Ferris
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
      • Ferris is located in Butler County
    • Slippery Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hallston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
      • Hallston is located in Butler County
    • West Liberty
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
      • West Liberty is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Bruin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
      • Bruin is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Clarion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Sandy, with the one closest to North Sandy listed first.
    • Lamartine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
      • Lamartine is located in Clarion County
    • Foxburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Petersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Petersburg
      • Saint Petersburg is located in Clarion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Petersburg <2>
    • Alum Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
      • Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
    • Turkey City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
      • Turkey City is located in Clarion County
    • Beaver City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
      • Beaver City is located in Clarion County
    • Monroe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Clarion County
    • Pine City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
      • Pine City is located in Clarion County
    • Knox
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Knox is located in Clarion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <2>
    • Elk City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Clarion County
    • Iron City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Clarion County
    • Venus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
      • Venus is located in Clarion County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Sandy, with the one closest to North Sandy listed first.
    • Cochranton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
      • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <2>
    • Deckard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deckard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
      • Deckard is located in Crawford County
    • Black Ash
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Black Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
      • Black Ash is located in Crawford County
    • Frenchtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frenchtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
      • Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
    • Guys Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guys Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Mills
      • Guys Mills is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guys Mills <2>
    • Geneva
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Crawford County
    • Wayland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Crawford County
    • Fauncetown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
      • Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
    • Kerrtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrtown
      • Kerrtown is located in Crawford County
    • Atlantic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
      • Atlantic is located in Crawford County
    • Meadville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Adamsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Crawford County
  • Forest County
    • Tionesta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Sandy, with the one closest to North Sandy listed first.
    • Volant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volant
      • Volant is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volant <2>
    • New Wilmington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wilmington
      • New Wilmington is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Wilmington <2>
    • Harlansburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
      • Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
    • Grant City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Grant City is located in Lawrence County
    • McCaslin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCaslin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
      • McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
    • Pulaski
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
    • Rose Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
      • Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Venango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Sandy, with the one closest to North Sandy listed first.
    • Polk
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
      • Polk is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Utica
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Nicklin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
      • Nicklin is located in Venango County
    • Sugarcreek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugarcreek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
      • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
    • Henderson Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
      • Henderson Station is located in Venango County
    • Uniontown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Venango County
    • Franklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pearl
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Venango County
    • Cooperstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
      • Cooperstown is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Bullion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
      • Bullion is located in Venango County
    • Coal City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Coal City is located in Venango County
    • Wilson Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
      • Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Sandy, with the one closest to North Sandy listed first.
    • Enterprise
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enterprise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Warren County
    • Selkirk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selkirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
      • Selkirk is located in Warren County
  • York County
    • Adamsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in York County
  • Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Simons
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
      • Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
  • Trumbull County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Sandy, with the one closest to North Sandy listed first.
    • Five Points
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Orangeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
      • Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Burghill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hartford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Vernon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Weldon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
      • Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • West Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
      • West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Masury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookfield Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
      • Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Kinsman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Yankee Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
      • Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people

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

Cemeteries Near North Sandy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Sandy.

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 North Sandy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Millcreek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Millcreek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millcreek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millcreek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rocky Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Springs Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Rocky Springs Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rocky Springs Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the south of Sandy Lake.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45908 <4>
  • New Lebanon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Sandy Lake.
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sandy Lake Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45647 <4>
  • Yankee Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yankee Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yankee Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Sandy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hendersonville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milledgeville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Gadsby Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gadsby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gadsby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Forest Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Centenary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centenary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centenary 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, North Sandy had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Raymilton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymilton
    • Raymilton is located in Venango County
  • Polk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Polk is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Niles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
    • Niles is located in Venango County
  • Utica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Utica is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • New Lebanon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lebanon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
    • New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Sandy Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoneboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugarcreek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugarcreek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
  • Milledgeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
    • Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
  • New Vernon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Vernon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
    • New Vernon is located in Mercer County
  • Carlton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
    • Carlton is located in Mercer County
  • Kilgore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilgore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
    • Kilgore is located in Mercer County
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    • Pearl
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Venango County
    • Franklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Brandon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon is located in Venango County

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

Newspapers Published in North Sandy ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Sandy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Sandy, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Sandy.

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 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 North Sandy:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Sandy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- North Sandy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Sandy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3884, Longitude: -79.9995       In this case, the coordinates for North Sandy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 North Sandy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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