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 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 Westmoreland County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Westmoreland County: Charles (MD), Saint Mary's (MD), Essex, King George, Northumberland & Richmond.
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:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Sandy Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Point, with the one closest to Sandy Point listed first.
- Kinsale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Griffiths Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Machodoc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Hinnom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Nomini Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Chiltons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Bryant Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Montross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Baynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Potomac Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Leedstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Nash Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Point, with the one closest to Sandy Point listed first.
- Bowlers Wharf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Tappahannock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Layton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Dunbrooke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Occupacia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Lloyds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Millers Tavern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Minor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Loretto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Beazley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Point, with the one closest to Sandy Point listed first.
- Contra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Crouch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Point, with the one closest to Sandy Point listed first.
- Alfonso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Lankford Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Griffins Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Richtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Merry Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Monaskon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Ottoman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Kilmarnock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Millenbeck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Irvington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weems
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Ocran
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- White Stone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Point, with the one closest to Sandy Point listed first.
- Nesting
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Urbanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Point, with the one closest to Sandy Point listed first.
- Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Morrisons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Bundick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Rainswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Heathsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Blackwells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Ophelia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Remo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Sunnybank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Reedville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fleeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Point, with the one closest to Sandy Point listed first.
- Rich Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Farnham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Emmerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Tallent Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Warsaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Downings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Simons Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Simonson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Naylors
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Newland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Point, with the one closest to Sandy Point listed first.
- Solomons
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Drum Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Olivet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coster is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Dowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cove View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Brianwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Cove Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Mackall
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Broomes Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lusby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wallville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Point, with the one closest to Sandy Point listed first.
- Cobb Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Mount Victoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Morgantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Point, with the one closest to Sandy Point listed first.
- Fishing Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crapo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Crocheron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crocheron is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
- Golden Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Lakesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Wingate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bishops Head
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Andrews
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Taylors Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toddville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Point, with the one closest to Sandy Point listed first.
- Piney Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tall Timbers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drayden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gum Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Valley Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dameron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Saint Marys City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Callaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Great Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lexington Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Somerset County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Point, with the one closest to Sandy Point listed first.
- Ewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
- Smith Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smith Island is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
- Tylerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
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.
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yeocomico Episcopal Churchyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burnt House Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gibeon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lyells Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Totuskey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (121 more) ...
- St. Georges Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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.<4>
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.
- Kinsale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Lewisetta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisetta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisetta
- Piney Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lottsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bundick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coles Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oldhams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oldhams is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldhams
- Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Village is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Machodoc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
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 7 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Point:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- King and Queen County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Saint Mary's County
- Somerset County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |