Our Genealogy Helper
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 Sunset Acres (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 Sunset Acres. 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.
Sunset Acres is located in Marshall County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Sunset Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunset Acres:
- Marshall County (The home county of Sunset Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Arab
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Lake Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Hog Jaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Ruth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Askea Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Scant City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Union Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Warrenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Birdie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Brooksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Bright Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- McLarty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Craig
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Highmound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Snead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clarence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Mountain Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Joppa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baileyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Holly Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Simcoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- South Vinemont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cullman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hanceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Rains ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rogers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Grove Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Chigger Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Rodentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Crossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Geraldine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Altoona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greer ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Mountainboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Sardis City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Nix ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Carlisle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Egypt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Gallant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Howelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Benson ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Paint Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Langston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Lim Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Swancott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Owens' Cross Roads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- English Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Berkley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Triana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Big Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Chelsea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Greenwycke Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Gurley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brownsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Hulaco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Florette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Eva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lacey's Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Valhermoso Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Falkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunset Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Sunset Acres.
Cemeteries Near Sunset Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunset Acres.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sunset Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunset Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Arab.
- The Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Hill Cemetery
- Arab City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arab City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Arab.
- The Arab City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arab Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976876 <2>
- Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arab.
- The Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gilliam Springs Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Ridge MB Church Cemetery
- New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brashier Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brookwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Warrior Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (634 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hebron Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Sunset Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunset Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunset Acres, with the one closest to Sunset Acres listed first.
- Arab
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Joppa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Strawberry is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Grassy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Hulaco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Baileyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Union Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oleander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oleander is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
- Apple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Warrenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunset Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunset Acres.
Newspapers Published in Sunset Acres ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunset Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunset Acres, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunset Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sunset Acres:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Sunset Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Sunset Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |