Hi All, Actually, I think the Sand Hills encompass a much broader area than this. Not having a geographical map at hand I checked Nebraskaland magaizine, published by the game and parks commission. From the map I could find there, for their purposes anyway, it is roughly defined by parts or all of the following counties, beginning slightly north of Albion, Ne. in Boone Co. and north and west of Spalding in Greeley Co. and includes, but isn't limited to Custer, Logan, McPherson, Wheeler, Garfield, Loup, Blaine, Thomas, Hooker, Grant, Arthur, Garden, Sheridan Cherry, Brown, Rock and Holt counties. From another map it appears to run pretty much north all the way to the NE./SD border and to a lesser degree both east and west of the above mentioned counties. While not as breath-takingly beautiful as the area near Chadron mentioned below, this is area is dotted with dozens of small "fishing holes" that have their own beauty and appeal. Liz now in Thayer Co., NE Born and raised in Boone Co., NE A lifetime Nebraskan FlorenceEm@aol.com wrote: > Mark asks: > > >could someone tell me which counties in Nebraska are associated with the > >"Sand Hills"? I have an ancestor that moved there and I don't know which > >county to look at. Thanks. > > Mark, I was born and raised in Nebraska, and to me the Sandhills were in > North/Northwest part of state, below South Dakota, near Chadron, Nebraska. > There are hills made of sand there, very beautiful part of Nebraska, different > from south. It is tail end of pine ridge. I don't have map here, but look at > County that Chadron, or Crawford, Nebraska is. > > Linda Banks > now of Minneapolis, MN > > born Scottsbluff, NE > > raised: Chase County, NE