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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 Sandy Point (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 Point. 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 Point ...

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 Point: Sandy Pt.

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

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 Point is located in Benton County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Carroll, Decatur, Henry, Houston, Humphreys & Stewart.

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

  • Benton County     (The home county of Sandy Point)
  • Carroll County
  • Decatur County
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Point, with the one closest to Sandy Point listed first.
    • Poplar Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Farmville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Farmville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Parkers Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Cross
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
    • Chesterfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Darden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Darden is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
    • Atkins ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Atkins is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
    • McHaney ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • McHaney is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
    • Lexington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Point, with the one closest to Sandy Point listed first.
    • Spring Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
    • Manleyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Haglerville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Haglerville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
    • Springville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Oakland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Henry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Paris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • India
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • India is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
    • Mount Vista ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Mount Vista is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
    • New Boston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitlock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mandels ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Mandels is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
    • Oak Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Oak Hill is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
  • Hickman County
  • Houston County
  • Humphreys County
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Point, with the one closest to Sandy Point listed first.
    • Mousetail ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Mousetail is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
    • Lobelville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Weakley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Point, with the one closest to Sandy Point listed first.
    • Tumbling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gleason
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ore Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pillowville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pillowville is located in Weakley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people

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

Cemeteries Near Sandy Point ...

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

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

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

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

  • Sandy Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowells Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Camden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Parks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lashlee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (990 more) ...
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Old Pisgah Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Sandy Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandy Point.

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

  • Lipe
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lipe is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipe
  • Camden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hollow Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Buena Vista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eva
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dollar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dollar is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
  • Mixie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mixie is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixie
  • Carnsville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Carnsville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnsville
  • Rosser
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rosser is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosser
  • Chaseville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mansfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mansfield is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Manleyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Maple Creek ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Maple Creek is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
    • Holladay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Coxburg
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandy Point.

Newspapers Published in Sandy Point ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandy Point, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandy Point.

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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sandy Point:

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>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 Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Sandy Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.