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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 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 Sand 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 Sand 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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Sand Ridge: Sand Rdg. (or less commonly used: Sand Rdge. or Sand Ridg.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sand Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sand Ridge.

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 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 Ridge is located in Greenwood County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greenwood County: Abbeville, Edgefield, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry & Saluda.

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

  • Greenwood County     (The home county of Sand Ridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
    • Ninety Six
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Springdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Fairforest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
    • Mathews Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
    • Panola Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
    • Greenwood Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Greenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Grendel Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
    • Bradley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Promised Land
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
    • Coronaca
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
    • Verdery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
    • Cana ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Cana is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Abbeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ware Shoals
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Donalds
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Due West
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Monterey ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Monterey is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
    • Monetta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Eureka is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
    • Edgefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Johnston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Colliers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Colliers is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
    • Trenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
    • Anglers Haven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
    • Cross Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mountville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Waterloo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cold Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Kinards
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Gallagher
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
    • Ekom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
    • Joanna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Simpson ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Simpson is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
    • Batesburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Leesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • McCormick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • McCormick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Plum Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Parksville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Modoc
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Willington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Willington is located in McCormick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
    • Clarks Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Mount Carmel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
    • Chappells
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
    • Mudlick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
    • Silverstreet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Smyrna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Stoney Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
    • Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Newberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Prosperity
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
    • Saluda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Ward
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridge Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Sand Ridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sand 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.

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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sand Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Friendship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Penn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Harling Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dorn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rushville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hegwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (280 more) ...
    • Save All Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mathews Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Sand Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sand Ridge.

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

  • Ninety Six
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Meeting Street
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
  • Pleasant Lane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lane
  • Chappells
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vaughanville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
  • Bradley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Cana ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cana is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
  • Cross Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Troy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Troy is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
  • McCormick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Plum Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Silverstreet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Sand 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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Ridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sand Ridge, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sand Ridge.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sand Ridge:

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 '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- Sand Ridge) 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 Sand Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.