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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 have occurred.

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

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Houston County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
      • Austonio is located in Houston County
    • Cooper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
    • Porter Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
    • Lovelady
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
      • Lovelady is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <2>
    • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Bluff Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
      • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
    • Crockett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
      • Crockett is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <2>
    • Holly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Houston County
    • Latexo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
      • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
    • Centerview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
      • Centerview is located in Leon County
    • Leona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
      • Leona is located in Leon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leona <2>
    • Centerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Russell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Leon County
    • Flynn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flynn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Leon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flynn <2>
    • Normangee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normangee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normangee
      • Normangee is located in Leon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normangee <2>
    • Concord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Wealthy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
      • Wealthy is located in Leon County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
      • George is located in Madison County
    • North Zulch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
    • Trinity
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Trinity County
    • Friday
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
      • Friday is located in Trinity County
    • Pennington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennington <2>
    • Chita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
      • Chita is located in Trinity County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
    • Riverside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Walker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
    • Huntsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Wesley Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
      • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
    • Dodge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
      • Dodge is located in Walker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <2>

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

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
  • Bozeman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bozeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bozeman Cemetery
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
  • Adams - Little Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams - Little Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams - Little Memorial Cemetery
  • Bogg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bogg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bogg Cemetery
  • Tan Yard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tan Yard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tan Yard Cemetery
  • Midway Southside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Alphin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alphin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alphin Cemetery
  • Weldon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Burton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
  • Holleman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holleman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (162 more) ...
    • Larrison Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larrison Cemetery
    • Old Plantation Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Plantation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Plantation Cemetery
    • Bynum Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bynum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bynum Cemetery

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.<6>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Ash is located in Houston County
  • Antioch ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Houston County
  • Guys Store
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guys Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Store
    • Guys Store is located in Leon County
  • Middleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Middleton is located in Leon County
  • Connor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
    • Connor is located in Madison County
  • Porter Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
    • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
  • Lovelady
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
    • Lovelady is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <2>
  • Madisonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Leona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
    • Leona is located in Leon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leona <2>
  • Crockett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
    • Crockett is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <2>
  • Holly
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Holly is located in Houston County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Leon County

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sand Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 from Point A (ie- Sand Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sand Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1074, Longitude: -95.6849       In this case, the coordinates for Sand Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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