Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Sandy Plains (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sandy Plains. 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 Sandy Plains ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sandy Plains: Sandy Plns.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sandy Plains. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sandy Plains.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sandy Plains is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland, Brooke (WV), Hancock (WV), Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Sandy Plains. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandy Plains:
- Washington County (The home county of Sandy Plains)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Millsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deemston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Beallsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marianna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Scenery Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Daisytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ten Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Blainsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
- Sunny Side
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Cochrans Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Elizabeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Library
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Elizabeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clairton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
- Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
- Jefferson
- Bethel Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Buena Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Brightwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Coal Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
- East Millsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millsboro
- La Belle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Luzerne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Luzerne is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Alicia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Arensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arensburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arensburg
- Heistersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Hiller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Isabella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Isabella is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dunlap Creek Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dunlap Creek Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Creek Village
- Newell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Adah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
- Clarksville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chartiers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Rices Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lippincott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Khedive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Carmichaels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Fairdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Ceylon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Morrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
- Gibsonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Belle Vernon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belle Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Monessen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Smithton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sutersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Wyano
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Shaner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Yukon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Hoodsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
- Dallas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Calis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Rocklick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Cameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
- Bowlby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Blacksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Baker Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Canyon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Cassville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Osage
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Star City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Cheat Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Wana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Miracle Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
- Potomac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Point Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Preston County (WV)
- Clifton Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Wetzel County (WV)
- Round Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandy Plains, see our County-by-County Page for Sandy Plains.
Cemeteries Near Sandy Plains ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandy Plains.
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 Sandy Plains - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandy Plains covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
- Buckingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Horn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Marianna.
- The Horn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Horn Burial Ground
- Horns Lutheran Cemetery
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45150 <2>
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hewitts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beallsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (491 more) ...
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Horner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Sandy Plains in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandy Plains.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandy Plains, with the one closest to Sandy Plains listed first.
- Clarksville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Millsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fredericktown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deemston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Beallsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Rices Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heistersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Bissell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Castile
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Castile is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
- Lippincott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Scenery Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ten Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Khedive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Carmichaels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandy Plains. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandy Plains.
Newspapers Published in Sandy Plains ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy Plains.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandy Plains, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandy Plains.
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 offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sandy Plains:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Westmoreland County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Ohio County
- Preston County
- Wetzel 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandy Plains) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sandy Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |