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 Sunrise Acres (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 Sunrise Acres. 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.
Sunrise Acres is located in Saint Mary's 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 Saint Mary's County: Calvert & Charles.
Below are the counties that are near Sunrise Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunrise Acres:
- Saint Mary's County (The home county of Sunrise Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise Acres, with the one closest to Sunrise Acres listed first.
- Saint Marys City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dameron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Gum Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Drayden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Great Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Callaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- California
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Town Creek Manor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
- Piney Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise Acres, with the one closest to Sunrise Acres listed first.
- Drum Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Solomons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Olivet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Dowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brianwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Coster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Cove Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Lusby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mackall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Wallville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Another Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise Acres, with the one closest to Sunrise Acres listed first.
- Cobb Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rock Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Benedict
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Independence Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Hughesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise Acres, with the one closest to Sunrise Acres listed first.
- Fishing Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Crapo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Lakesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Bishops Head
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Wingate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Taylors Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Andrews
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Crocheron
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
- Toddville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Elliott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Woolford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise Acres, with the one closest to Sunrise Acres listed first.
- Eagle Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Cedarhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise Acres, with the one closest to Sunrise Acres listed first.
- Chance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Deal Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wenona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wenona is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Ewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
- Smith Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Island is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
- Dames Quarter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tylerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown - Rumbly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown - Rumbly is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown - Rumbly
- Monie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise Acres, with the one closest to Sunrise Acres listed first.
- Nanticoke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Bivalve
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jesterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Tyaskin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lancaster County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise Acres, with the one closest to Sunrise Acres listed first.
- Alfonso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Lankford Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Northumberland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise Acres, with the one closest to Sunrise Acres listed first.
- Lodge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Bundick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Morrisons Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Heathsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ophelia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rainswood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Sunnybank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Blackwells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Lara
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Reedville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fleeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Remo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Richmond County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise Acres, with the one closest to Sunrise Acres listed first.
- Rich Neck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Tallent Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Farnham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Emmerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Downings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Downings is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Newland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Naylors
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Simons Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise Acres, with the one closest to Sunrise Acres listed first.
- Tucker Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Kinsale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Griffiths Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Machodoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Hinnom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Nomini Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Bryant Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Chiltons
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Montross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Baynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Potomac Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunrise Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Sunrise Acres.
Cemeteries Near Sunrise Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunrise Acres.
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 Sunrise Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunrise Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunrise Acres, with the one closest to Sunrise Acres listed first.
- St. James Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Face Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Olivet UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Solomons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Solomons Island Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eastern United Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (108 more) ...
- Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Joy Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Sunrise Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunrise Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunrise Acres, with the one closest to Sunrise Acres listed first.
- Saint Marys City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Great Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Drum Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Solomons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- California
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hoopersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hoopersville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopersville
- Fishing Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sollers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sollers is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollers
- Lusby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sotterley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunrise Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunrise Acres.
Newspapers Published in Sunrise Acres ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunrise Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunrise Acres, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunrise Acres.
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 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 Sunrise Acres:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Saint Mary's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Somerset County
- Wicomico County
- Lancaster County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland 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 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 Sunrise Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunrise Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |