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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sunlight. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sunlight to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sunlight, please Contact Us.
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 Sunlight (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 Sunlight. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Sunlight is historic, it would have been located within present day Stewart County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stewart County: Barbour (AL), Russell (AL), Chattahoochee, Quitman, Randolph & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Sunlight. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunlight:
- Stewart County (The home county of Sunlight)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunlight, with the one closest to Sunlight listed first.
- Sanford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Lumpkin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Omaha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Louvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chattahoochee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunlight, with the one closest to Sunlight listed first.
- Cusseta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Central Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Fort Benning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Ida Vesper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Ochillee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunlight, with the one closest to Sunlight listed first.
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Bellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bellville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Fort Gaines
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunlight, with the one closest to Sunlight listed first.
- Glen Alta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- Draneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Draneville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
- Muscogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunlight, with the one closest to Sunlight listed first.
- Baker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- Cusseta Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
- Sunset Terrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Terrace
- Population from the 2010 Census: 846 people
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunlight, with the one closest to Sunlight listed first.
- Morris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hatcher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunlight, with the one closest to Sunlight listed first.
- Wades
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wades is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Brooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
- Cuthbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shellman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Sumter County
- Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunlight, with the one closest to Sunlight listed first.
- Parrott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yeomans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yeomans is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
- Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunlight, with the one closest to Sunlight listed first.
- Weston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leveretts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
- Preston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Barbour County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunlight, with the one closest to Sunlight listed first.
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Eufaula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Cotton Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Spring Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Bakerhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Comer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Henry County (AL)
- Screamer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Screamer is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Russell County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunlight, with the one closest to Sunlight listed first.
- Jernigan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Cottonton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Loflin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Holy Trinity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Oswichee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Pittsview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Mitchell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Seale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Hatchechubbee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Fontaine Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunlight, see our County-by-County Page for Sunlight.
Cemeteries Near Sunlight ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunlight.
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 Sunlight - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunlight covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunlight, with the one closest to Sunlight listed first.
- Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- The Elam Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elam African-American Cemetery
- Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bluff Springs AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- James Templeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hogan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Side Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Side Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Grove MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Pataula Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataula Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pataula Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the east of Georgetown.
- Mt. McKeithan Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mathis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Sunlight in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunlight.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunlight, with the one closest to Sunlight listed first.
- Lumpkin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Springvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Randall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randall is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Omaha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orletta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Orletta is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orletta
- Benevolence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benevolence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence
- Louvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jernigan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hatcher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Kimbrough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kimbrough is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eufaula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loflin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunlight. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunlight.
Newspapers Published in Sunlight ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunlight.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunlight, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunlight.
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 Sunlight:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Stewart County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattahoochee County
- Clay County
- Marion County
- Muscogee County
- Quitman County
- Randolph County
- Sumter County
- Terrell County
- Webster County
- Barbour County
- Henry County
- Russell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Sunlight, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunlight) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |