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 Sunset Knoll (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 Sunset Knoll. 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.
Name Variations for Sunset Knoll ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sunset Knoll: Sunset Knl. (or less commonly used: Sunset Knol.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sunset Knoll. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunset Knoll.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Sunset Knoll is located in Baltimore 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 Baltimore County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Sunset Knoll. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunset Knoll:
- Baltimore County (The home county of Sunset Knoll)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Knoll, with the one closest to Sunset Knoll listed first.
- Riderwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
- Brooklandville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lutherville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mays Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
- Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Rogers ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rogers is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Dulaney Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dulaney Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Village
- Mays Chapel Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mays Chapel Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel Village
- Lutherville - Timonium
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brightside ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brightside is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside
- Stevenson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hampton Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hampton Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Knoll, with the one closest to Sunset Knoll listed first.
- Brooklyn Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Patapsco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Pumphrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Linthicum Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Linthicum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Ferndale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dorsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Glen Burnie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harmans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Cohansey Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
- Riviera Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Knoll, with the one closest to Sunset Knoll listed first.
- Homeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hampden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Guilford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Charles Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Anthonyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Lauraville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Baltimore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Knoll, with the one closest to Sunset Knoll listed first.
- Berrywood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henryton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Lakeview Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Eldersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Eastview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Hampstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Piney Ridge Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Sykesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Knoll, with the one closest to Sunset Knoll listed first.
- Sams Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Mount Airy Village West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Orchard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Bartholows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Smith Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Knoll, with the one closest to Sunset Knoll listed first.
- Hess
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Upper Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Pleasant Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Fallston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wimbledon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Lynchs Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Amoss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Benson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Putnam Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Joppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jarrettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Knoll, with the one closest to Sunset Knoll listed first.
- Ellicott City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Saint Johns Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Marriottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elkridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Alpha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Knoll, with the one closest to Sunset Knoll listed first.
- Edesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Rock Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Knoll, with the one closest to Sunset Knoll listed first.
- High Point Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Blackburn Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Brinklow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Burtonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Unity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Ashton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Cloverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
- Mullinix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Knoll, with the one closest to Sunset Knoll listed first.
- Laurel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
- South Laurel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- West Laurel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Beltsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Goddard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Boxwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Knoll, with the one closest to Sunset Knoll listed first.
- Wiley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- New Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Draco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Orwig
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Orwig is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Railroad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tolna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tolna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Fawn Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Freedom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blackrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Glenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunset Knoll, see our County-by-County Page for Sunset Knoll.
Cemeteries Near Sunset Knoll ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunset Knoll.
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 Sunset Knoll - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunset Knoll covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunset Knoll, with the one closest to Sunset Knoll listed first.
- Prospect Hill Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgely Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Druid Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Honeysuckle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carrolls - Gills UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls - Gills UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carrolls - Gills UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Garrison.
- The Carrolls - Gills UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carroll Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208261 <2>
- Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery is located in Baltimore.
- The Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arlington Cemetery of Chizuk Amuno
- Arlington Cemetery
- Chizuk Amuno Congregation Arlington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80714 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moreland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland National Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Sunset Knoll in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunset Knoll.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunset Knoll, with the one closest to Sunset Knoll listed first.
- Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Brooklandville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Ruxton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lutherville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rogers ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rogers is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Hollins ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hollins is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Brightside ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brightside is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside
- Woodbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbrook
- Sheppard ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sheppard is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Timonium
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stevenson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Washington is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Towson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunset Knoll. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunset Knoll.
Newspapers Published in Sunset Knoll ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunset Knoll.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunset Knoll, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunset Knoll.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Sunset Knoll:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Baltimore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- York 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset Knoll) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Sunset Knoll, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |