Sand Ridge Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Sand Ridge Township
Sand Ridge Township
Township
	Location in Jackson County
	Jackson County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 37°44′21″N 89°26′18″W / 37.73917°N 89.43833°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	36.38 sq mi (94.2 km2)
• Land	35.45 sq mi (91.8 km2)
• Water	0.93 sq mi (2.4 km2) 2.56%
Elevation	358 ft (109 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	786
• Density	23/sq mi (9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62907, 62940, 62942, 62966
FIPS code	17-077-67522

Sand Ridge Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 816 and it contained 354 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.38 square miles (94.2 km²), of which 35.45 square miles (91.8 km²) (or 97.44%) is land and 0.93 square miles (2.4 km²) (or 2.56%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Gorham

Unincorporated towns

Grimsby at 37°45′01″N 89°26′57″W / 37.750329°N 89.449261°W / 37.750329; -89.449261
Sand Ridge at 37°44′24″N 89°26′33″W / 37.740051°N 89.442594°W / 37.740051; -89.442594

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Creath Morris Cemetery.

I believe that the location of the Creath Morris Cemetery is just above the old Grimsby Illinois Elementary School. As a child I lived on the lane that is now called Sarensen. We used to play over on that hill above the school. I don't believe any of the markers are still there because the weather has badly eroded the steep slope. Melissa Janean [Reames] Holt - Note added 2017