A visit to the Sandy Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Sandy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandy Cemetery:
39.0434, -81.5607
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sandy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sandy Cemetery is located in Wirt County<2>.
The county seat for Wirt County is located in Elizabeth. Elizabeth lies just to the east of the Sandy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sandy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sandy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lowdell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lowdell Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowdell Cemetery
- Gaites Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Gaites Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaites Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Archer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Archer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Cemetery
- Prosperity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Prosperity Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Gant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gant Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gant Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Elizabeth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78443 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Deem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Deem Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deem Cemetery
- Central Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shaffer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffer Cemetery
- Naylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Amos Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Amos Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Cemetery
- Gridley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gridley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Lott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lott Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Cemetery
- Twomey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Twomey Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomey Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Braham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Braham Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braham Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Boso Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Boso Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boso Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sandy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Windy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Medina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Browning ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Peewee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Willowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Odaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Slate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Wilding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leachtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Mineral Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Skull Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Sandyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Liverpool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Lucile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Eli
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Greencastle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Pleasant View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Neptune
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Sandy Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wirt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Sandy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wirt County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Sandy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546402 (Sandy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546402 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Wirt
- Est. Elev: 298 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockport
- Location given for Sandy Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.043413 Lon: -81.5606799
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wirt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandy Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |