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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 Bay (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 Bay. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Sand Bay is located in Bayfield County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bayfield County: Ashland, Douglas, Sawyer & Washburn.

Below are the counties that are near Sand Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sand Bay:

  • Bayfield County     (The home county of Sand Bay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Bay, with the one closest to Sand Bay listed first.
    • Bayfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield
      • Bayfield is located in Bayfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Washburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
      • Washburn is located in Bayfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
    • Moquah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
      • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
  • Ashland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Bay, with the one closest to Sand Bay listed first.
    • La Pointe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pointe
      • La Pointe is located in Ashland County
    • Ashland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
    • Odanah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
      • Odanah is located in Ashland County
    • White River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
      • White River is located in Ashland County
  • Lake County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Bay, with the one closest to Sand Bay listed first.
    • Beaver Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Bay
      • Beaver Bay is located in Lake County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Bay <3>
    • Silver Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay
      • Silver Bay is located in Lake County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Bay <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sand Bay, see our County-by-County Page for Sand Bay.

Cemeteries Near Sand Bay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sand Bay.

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 Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sand Bay, with the one closest to Sand Bay listed first.

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • La Pointe Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Pointe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Pointe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bell Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Herbster Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Odanah Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odanah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odanah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • B'nai Israel Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Israel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • St. Agnes Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Beaver Bay Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Sand Bay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sand Bay.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sand Bay, with the one closest to Sand Bay listed first.

  • Bayfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield
    • Bayfield is located in Bayfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • La Pointe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pointe
    • La Pointe is located in Ashland County
  • Washburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
    • Washburn is located in Bayfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
  • Ashland
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Ashland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
  • Ashland Junction
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Junction
    • Ashland Junction is located in Bayfield County
  • Odanah
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
    • Odanah is located in Ashland County
  • Moquah
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
    • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
  • White River
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
    • White River is located in Ashland County
  • Beaver Bay
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Bay
    • Beaver Bay is located in Lake County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Bay <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sand Bay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sand Bay.

Newspapers Published in Sand Bay ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Bay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sand Bay, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sand Bay.

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 websites either 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 Bay:

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

The official website for Bayfield County: www.bayfieldcounty.org/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sand Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sand Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9458, Longitude: -90.8910       In this case, the coordinates for Sand Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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