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 Sunnyside (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 Sunnyside. 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 and doctors 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.
Sunnyside is located in Garrett County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Garrett County: Allegany, Fayette (PA), Somerset (PA), Grant (WV), Mineral (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Sunnyside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunnyside:
- Garrett County (The home county of Sunnyside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Red House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Fort Pendleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Hutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Loch Lynn Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Schell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Schell is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Kitzmiller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Swanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Luke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Luke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Lonaconing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County (PA)
- Markleysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Addison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ursina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Listonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Barbour County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Kasson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Valley Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Kalamazoo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Clemtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Vannoys Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Arden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Barbour County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Grant County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Bayard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dobbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Greenland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Maysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Medley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Arthur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Seymourville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Hopeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Petersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County (WV)
- Neel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Neel is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Schell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Elk Garden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Sulphur City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Shaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Windom ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- New Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Piedmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Keyser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Monongalia County (WV)
- Brookhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Horse Shoe Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carmel is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Salt Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Terra Alta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sell is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Rowlesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Macomber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Macomber is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Albright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heathers Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Orr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Kingwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Randolph County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Dryfork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Montrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Harman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harperton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harperton is located in Randolph County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
- Taylor County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Thornton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Knottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Yates ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yates is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Tucker County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Pierce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Thomas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coketon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Davis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hambleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Parsons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elk is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Gladwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Porterwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Pleasant Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunnyside, see our County-by-County Page for Sunnyside.
Cemeteries Near Sunnyside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunnyside.
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 Sunnyside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunnyside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Gortner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nine Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fike / Wolfe Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beckman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ashby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gnegy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wonderly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (243 more) ...
- Moreland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chisholm - Nydegger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 in 1895, Sunnyside had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Brookside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Eglon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eglon is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglon
- Fort Pendleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Skipnish ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Skipnish is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipnish
- Horse Shoe Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Hutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Mountain Lake Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Carmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carmel is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bayard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Gorman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gorman is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunnyside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunnyside.
Newspapers Published in Sunnyside ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunnyside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunnyside, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunnyside.
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 either 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 Sunnyside:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Garrett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Fayette County
- Somerset County
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Marion County
- Mineral County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 Sunnyside, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sunnyside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |