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 (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. 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.
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 and doctors 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.
Sandy is located in Fentress 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 Fentress County: Cumberland, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Putnam & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Sandy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandy:
- Fentress County (The home county of Sandy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Wilder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Grimsley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clarkrange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Cumberland Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Little Crab
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Allardt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Pall Mall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gernt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Cave Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Celina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Thompsons Store
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Woody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Creston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Woodlands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Pleasant Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Fairfield Glade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Crossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Howard Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Lake Pomeroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Greenbriar Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Hebbertsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Dodson Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Burristown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Bucklick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Glades
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Burrville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Deer Lodge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Lavender
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Sunbright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Annadel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Lancing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Nemo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Hanging Limb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Lovejoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Oak Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Beaver Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Garretts Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Byrdstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chanute
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Monterey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Algood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bangham Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Shennon Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Burnett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Park Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Southtown Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Cookeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burgess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Glenmary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- West Robbins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Robbins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Helenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Cherry Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Clarktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Static
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Savage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Browns Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Slickford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Mount Pisgah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandy, see our County-by-County Page for Sandy.
Cemeteries Near Sandy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandy.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wilder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells Cemetery
- The Sells Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Sells Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bills Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cub Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hanging Limb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muddy Pond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Norris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (649 more) ...
- Falling Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dungan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandy, with the one closest to Sandy listed first.
- Hanging Limb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Clarkrange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keese ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keese is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keese
- Boatland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boatland is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatland
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Lovejoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Cliff Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
- Banner Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Banner Springs is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Springs
- Roslin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roslin is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tinch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tinch is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinch
- Little Crab
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Beaver Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandy.
Newspapers Published in Sandy ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandy, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandy.
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 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:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Fentress County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Scott County
- White County
- Clinton County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |