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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 Sunland (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 Sunland. 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.

Sunland is located in Wallace County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wallace County: Cheyenne (CO), Kit Carson (CO), Greeley, Logan, Sherman & Wichita.

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

  • Wallace County     (The home county of Sunland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunland, with the one closest to Sunland listed first.
    • Sharon Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Springs
      • Sharon Springs is located in Wallace County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
      • Former name for Sharon Springs:
      • Eagle Trail
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon Springs <1>
    • Weskan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Wallace
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
      • Wallace is located in Wallace County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <1>
  • Greeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunland, with the one closest to Sunland listed first.
    • Horace
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
      • Horace is located in Greeley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Tribune
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tribune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
      • Tribune is located in Greeley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tribune <1>
  • Logan County
    • McAllaster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAllaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllaster
      • McAllaster is located in Logan County
  • Sherman County
    • Caruso
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caruso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruso
      • Caruso is located in Sherman County
  • Cheyenne County (CO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunland, with the one closest to Sunland listed first.
    • Arapahoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cheyenne Wells
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Wells
      • Cheyenne Wells is located in Cheyenne County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne Wells <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Sunland ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunland, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunland.

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 helpful 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 Sunland:

Cemeteries Near Sunland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunland.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Sharon Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Weskan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ft. Wallace Post Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Wallace Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Wallace Post Cemetery
  • Stockholm Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wallace Twp. Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • North Twp. Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the North Twp. Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2454832 <4>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
  • Dinas Community Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Arapahoe Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arapahoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arapahoe Cemetery
  • Hartzler Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartzler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartzler Cemetery
  • Whistler Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whistler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whistler Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Theresa Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theresa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theresa Cemetery
    • Car wood Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Car wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Car wood Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Sharon Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Springs
    • Sharon Springs is located in Wallace County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Former name for Sharon Springs:
    • Eagle Trail
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon Springs <1>
  • Weskan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wallace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Wallace is located in Wallace County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <1>
  • McAllaster
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAllaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllaster
    • McAllaster is located in Logan County
  • Horace
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Horace is located in Greeley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Cheyenne Wells
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Wells
    • Cheyenne Wells is located in Cheyenne County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne Wells <1>
  • Astor
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
    • Astor is located in Greeley County
  • Tribune
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tribune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
    • Tribune is located in Greeley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tribune <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8928, Longitude: -101.8216       In this case, the coordinates for Sunland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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 Sunland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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