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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 (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. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 is located in Sutter County.

To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sutter County: Butte, Colusa, Placer, Sacramento, Yolo & Yuba.

Below are the counties that are near Sunset. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunset:

  • Sutter County     (The home county of Sunset)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
    • Live Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Tierra Buena
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Yuba City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sutter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • South Yuba City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Bogue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Tarke
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
    • Meridian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Rio Oso
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Nicolas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
    • Gridley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Peachton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
    • Robinsons Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
    • Honcut
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bigg's
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • East Biggs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
    • Palermo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Bangor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oroville Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
    • Richvale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • South Oroville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • South Oroville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
    • Grimes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
    • Colusa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Princeton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • College City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Genevra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
    • Arbuckle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Harrington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
    • Maxwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
    • Afton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Butte City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Lake Wildwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
    • Penn Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Birchville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
    • Rough and Ready
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bitney Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
    • Newtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Newtown is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • North San Juan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • The Oaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
    • Sheridan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
    • Hershey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hershey is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
    • Dunnigan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
    • Binney Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Marysville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Iowa City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Dantoni
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Alicia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Linda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Olivehurst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Browns Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Loma Rica
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunset, see our County-by-County Page for Sunset.

Cemeteries Near Sunset ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunset.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunset covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.

  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sutter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marysville Jewish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Yuba City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • North Butte Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gridley - Biggs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Gridley.
    • The Gridley - Biggs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Biggs Cemetery
    • Live Oak Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8006 <2>
  • Stohlman Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Honcut Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (49 more) ...
    • Sierra View Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra View Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sierra View Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Olivehurst.
      • The Sierra View Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Sierra View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8374 <2>
    • Browns Valley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Peoria Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Sunset in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunset.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.

  • Live Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
  • Lomo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lomo is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomo
  • Honcut
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Honcut is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honcut
  • Ramirez
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ramirez is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramirez
  • Yuba City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Marysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Binney Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
  • Gridley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Honcut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pennington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pennington is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • Bigg's
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Browns Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunset. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunset.

Newspapers Published in Sunset ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunset.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunset, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunset.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.