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.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Sand Ridge is located in Houston County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.
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:
- Houston 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.
- Austonio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Austonio is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
- Antioch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Cooper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Porter Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Lovelady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
- Crockett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Holly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Holly is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Latexo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Grapeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grimes County
- Bedias
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Middleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Centerview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centerview is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Leona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Russell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Flynn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Normangee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wealthy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wealthy is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
- Hilltop Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madisonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- George
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- George is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- North Zulch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zulch ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zulch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Mill Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Trinity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Friday
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Pennington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chita
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chita is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Kittrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kittrell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wesley Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
- Dodge
(30 miles [48.3 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.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bozeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adams - Little Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bogg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tan Yard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Midway Southside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alphin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holleman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Larrison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Plantation Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bynum Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
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.
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ash is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Antioch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Guys Store
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guys Store is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Store
- Middleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Connor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Connor is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
- Porter Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Lovelady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Madisonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crockett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Holly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Holly is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
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 62 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. 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 begin with 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:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grimes County
- Leon County
- Madison County
- Trinity County
- Walker County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Sand Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |