Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Sand Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sand Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Sycamore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Arnoldsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Staten
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Altizer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Stumptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Mount Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in Calhoun County
- Beech
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Minnora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Normantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Normantown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normantown <3>
- Henrietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Hur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Grantsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <3>
- Rocksdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Pink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Bennett ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Oka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Stinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Lydia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Sleith ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - White Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- White Pine is located in Calhoun County
- Richardson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Richardson is located in Calhoun County
- Elmira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Progress ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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. |