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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 Sandy Ridge (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 Ridge. 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 Ridge ...

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 Sandy Ridge: Sandy Rdg. (or less commonly used: Sandy Rdge. or Sandy Ridg.)

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 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 Ridge is located in Centre 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 Centre County: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin & Union.

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

  • Centre County     (The home county of Sandy Ridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Ridge, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge listed first.
    • New Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Centre County
    • Glass City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glass City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
      • Glass City is located in Centre County
    • South Philipsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
      • South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
    • North Philipsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
      • North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
    • Philipsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philipsburg
      • Philipsburg is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philipsburg <2>
    • Port Matilda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Matilda
      • Port Matilda is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Matilda <2>
    • Casanova
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
      • Casanova is located in Centre County
    • Stormstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stormstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
      • Stormstown is located in Centre County
    • Marengo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marengo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
      • Marengo is located in Centre County
    • Musser
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Musser. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
      • Musser is located in Centre County
    • Julian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Scotia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scotia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
      • Scotia is located in Centre County
    • Waddle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waddle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
      • Waddle is located in Centre County
  • Blair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Ridge, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge listed first.
    • Tyrone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <2>
    • Tyrone Forge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyrone Forge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
      • Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
    • Grazierville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grazierville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
      • Grazierville is located in Blair County
    • Tipton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bellwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <2>
    • Culp
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Culp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
      • Culp is located in Blair County
    • Highland Fling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
      • Highland Fling is located in Blair County
    • Altoona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Covedale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Covedale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
      • Covedale is located in Blair County
    • Flowing Spring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flowing Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
      • Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
    • Franklin Forge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin Forge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
      • Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
    • Springfield Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springfield Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Junction
      • Springfield Junction is located in Blair County
    • Williamsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
  • Cambria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Ridge, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge listed first.
    • Fallentimber
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Flinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dean
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dean. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
      • Dean is located in Cambria County
    • Dysart
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
      • Dysart is located in Cambria County
    • Buckhorn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
    • Ashville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomas Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
      • Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
    • Amsbry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
      • Amsbry is located in Cambria County
    • Chest Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
      • Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Patton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
      • Patton is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <2>
    • Gallitzin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallitzin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallitzin
      • Gallitzin is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallitzin <2>
    • Spindley City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindley City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
      • Spindley City is located in Cambria County
    • Hastings
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
      • Hastings is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <2>
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Ridge, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge listed first.
    • Osceola Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Mills
      • Osceola Mills is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola Mills <2>
    • Chester Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
      • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Parsonsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
      • Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
    • Ashland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Clearfield County
    • Brisbin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
      • Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
    • Ginter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ginter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
      • Ginter is located in Clearfield County
    • West Decatur
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Decatur
      • West Decatur is located in Clearfield County
      • West Decatur has also been known as:
      • Blue Ball
      • Decatur
    • Houtzdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houtzdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houtzdale
      • Houtzdale is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houtzdale <2>
    • Ramey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
      • Ramey is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Morrisdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wallaceton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
      • Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Sanborn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
      • Sanborn is located in Clearfield County
    • Belsena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsena
      • Belsena is located in Clearfield County
      • Belsena has also been known as:
      • Belsena Mills
  • Huntingdon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Ridge, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge listed first.
    • Pennington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pennington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
    • Dungarvin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
      • Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
    • Birmingham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Huntingdon Furnace
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huntingdon Furnace. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
      • Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
    • Seven Stars
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
      • Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
    • Water Street
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
      • Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
    • Neffs Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neffs Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
      • Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
    • Alexandria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Petersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Huntingdon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <2>
    • Donation
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
      • Donation is located in Huntingdon County
    • Ennisville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ennisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
      • Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
    • Huntingdon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • McConnellstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
      • McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
  • Indiana County
    • Urey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Urey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
      • Urey is located in Indiana County
  • Mifflin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Ridge, with the one closest to Sandy Ridge listed first.
    • Allensville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Menno
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
      • Menno is located in Mifflin County
    • Belleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Sandy Ridge ...

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

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

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

  • Umbria Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baughman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baughman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baughman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Centre UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centre UMC Cemetery
    • The Centre UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Centre Cemetery
    • Centre United Methodist Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44557 <4>
  • Philipsburg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mokes Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mokes Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mokes Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Barbara Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Barbara Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Barbara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grazier Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grazier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grazier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beck Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nearhoff Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nearhoff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nearhoff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Spring Mount Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Mount Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Mount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rumberger Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumberger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rumberger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Butler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sandy Ridge had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Osceola Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Mills
    • Osceola Mills is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola Mills <2>
  • Victor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
    • Victor is located in Clearfield County
  • Goss Run Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goss Run Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Run Junction
    • Goss Run Junction is located in Clearfield County
  • Sterling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Sterling is located in Clearfield County
  • Gearhartville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gearhartville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhartville
    • Gearhartville is located in Clearfield County
  • Graham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Clearfield County
  • Brisbin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
    • Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
  • Morann
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morann have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morann
    • Morann is located in Clearfield County
  • Vail
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
    • Vail is located in Blair County
  • Hannah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Hannah is located in Centre County
  • Loch Lomond Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lomond Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond Junction
    • Loch Lomond Junction is located in Centre County
  • Kendrick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
    • Kendrick is located in Clearfield County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • West Decatur
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Decatur
      • West Decatur is located in Clearfield County
      • West Decatur has also been known as:
      • Blue Ball
      • Decatur
    • Houtzdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houtzdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houtzdale
      • Houtzdale is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houtzdale <2>
    • Ramey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
      • Ramey is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people

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

Newspapers Published in Sandy Ridge ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy Ridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandy Ridge, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandy Ridge.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Ridge:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>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 Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8148, Longitude: -78.2356       In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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