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 Sunnydale (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 Sunnydale. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Sunnydale is located in Sedgwick County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sedgwick County: Butler, Cowley, Harvey, Kingman, Reno & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Sunnydale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunnydale:
- Sedgwick County (The home county of Sunnydale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnydale, with the one closest to Sunnydale listed first.
- Park City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Valley Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kechi
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wichita Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
- Bel Aire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Coleman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Maize
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cow Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
- Eastborough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Wichita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Colwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnydale, with the one closest to Sunnydale listed first.
- Whitewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brainerd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brainerd is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
- Sunset Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
- Prairie Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Potwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Potwin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Elbing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elbing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Andover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Andover is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
- Andover has also been known as:
- Cloud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
- Towanda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lorena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Midian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Midian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midian
- Hopkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hopkins is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
- Augusta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnydale, with the one closest to Sunnydale listed first.
- Sedgwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Annelly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Annelly is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
- Putnam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- McLains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McLains is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
- McGraw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McGraw is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
- Van Arsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Halstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmerdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Zimmerdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerdale
- Walton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Paxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Paxton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Hesston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnydale, with the one closest to Sunnydale listed first.
- Peabody
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Peabody is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Former name for Peabody:
- Coneburgh
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <1>
- Goessel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Goessel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Burns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burns is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Aulne ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aulne is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulne
- McPherson County
- Moundridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reno County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnydale, with the one closest to Sunnydale listed first.
- Saint Joe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Punkin Center ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Punkin Center is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunnydale, see our County-by-County Page for Sunnydale.
Cemeteries Near Sunnydale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunnydale.
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 Sunnydale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunnydale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunnydale, with the one closest to Sunnydale listed first.
- Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marble Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kechi Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine Ave. Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ascension Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Old Mission Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wichita Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sunnydale had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunnydale, with the one closest to Sunnydale listed first.
- Valley Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Furley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Furley is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furley
- Kechi
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wichita Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
- Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Sedgwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tolerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tolerville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolerville
- Annelly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Annelly is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
- Putnam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- McLains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McLains is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
- Whitewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maize
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Minneha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Minneha is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneha
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bentley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunnydale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunnydale.
Newspapers Published in Sunnydale ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunnydale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunnydale, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunnydale.
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 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 Sunnydale:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Sedgwick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Harvey County
- Marion County
- McPherson County
- Reno County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
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 Sunnydale, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunnydale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |