Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Sandy Ridge came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Sandy Ridge in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Sandy Ridge. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Sandy Ridge data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Sandy Ridge:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Sandy Ridge is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Sandy Ridge. See our Misc Page for Sandy Ridge for more information.