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 Beach (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 Beach. 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 Beach ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sand Beach: Sand Bch.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sand Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sand Beach.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Beach is located in Dauphin County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dauphin County: Cumberland, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill & York.
Below are the counties that are near Sand Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sand Beach:
- Dauphin County (The home county of Sand Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Beach, with the one closest to Sand Beach listed first.
- Hershey
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Deposit
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Manadahill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Skyline View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Hummelstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Bachmanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Rutherford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Springford Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Linglestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Beach, with the one closest to Sand Beach listed first.
- Lake Meade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Latimore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- East Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Beach, with the one closest to Sand Beach listed first.
- Meckville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Mount Aetna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wintersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Womelsdorf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Schubert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- New Schaefferstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- North Heidelberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Robesonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Strausstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bernville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Beach, with the one closest to Sand Beach listed first.
- New Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lemoyne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- West Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Wormleysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Enola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Lisburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Good Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Shiremanstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Sporting Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Beach, with the one closest to Sand Beach listed first.
- Aberdeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Falmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Mastersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Milton Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Rheems
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Elstonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Florin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Maytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Joy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Beach, with the one closest to Sand Beach listed first.
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Campbelltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Syner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Annville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fontana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Colebrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Lawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cleona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Heilmandale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Mount Gretna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Timber Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Beach, with the one closest to Sand Beach listed first.
- Malta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Mandata
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Leck Kill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Herndon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Beach, with the one closest to Sand Beach listed first.
- Marysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Perdix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- New Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Duncannon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rose Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Bailey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Liverpool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Blain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Beach, with the one closest to Sand Beach listed first.
- Suedberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Irving
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Orwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Tower City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beuchler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Marstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joliett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Keffers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Lorberry Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Paradise
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ravine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Beach, with the one closest to Sand Beach listed first.
- McKees Half Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Chapman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Hoffer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Port Trevorton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dundore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Aline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Beach, with the one closest to Sand Beach listed first.
- Marsh Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Goldsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Redland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Valley Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- York Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Strinestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
- Lewisberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nauvoo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Erney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sand Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Sand Beach.
Cemeteries Near Sand Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sand Beach.
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 Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sand Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sand Beach, with the one closest to Sand Beach listed first.
- Hershey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. John's UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Grantville.
- The St. John's UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grantville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980027 <2>
- Resurrection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shirks UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirks UMC Cemetery
- The Shirks UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sherks UMC Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Koons Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Siegrist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Bellegrove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bellegrove Cemetery
- The South Bellegrove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Shoops Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beth El Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sand Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sand Beach, with the one closest to Sand Beach listed first.
- Union Deposit
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Hummelstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manadahill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Waltonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waltonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltonville
- Campbelltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rutherford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Bachmanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Syner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Linglestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Deodate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deodate is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deodate
- Bellegrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellegrove is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellegrove
- East Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Hanover is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hanover
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sand Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sand Beach.
Newspapers Published in Sand Beach ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sand Beach, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sand Beach.
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 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 Sand Beach:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Dauphin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Cumberland County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Beach, 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 Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |