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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 Sun (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 Sun. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Sun is located in Scott County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Jasper, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Rankin & Smith.

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

  • Scott County     (The home county of Sun)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sun, with the one closest to Sun listed first.
    • Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Forest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <1>
    • Hunter Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
      • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
    • Raworth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
      • Raworth is located in Scott County
    • Kalem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
      • Kalem is located in Scott County
    • Harperville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
      • Harperville is located in Scott County
    • Morton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <1>
    • Clifton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
    • Cooperville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
      • Cooperville is located in Scott County
    • Sebastopol
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
      • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <1>
    • Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
      • Branch is located in Scott County
    • Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
      • Beach is located in Scott County
  • Clarke County
    • Pachuta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pachuta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
      • Pachuta is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sun, with the one closest to Sun listed first.
    • Success ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
      • Success is located in Jasper County
    • Montrose
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Baxter ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Jasper County
    • Louin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
      • Louin is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Verba ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
      • Verba is located in Jasper County
    • Garlandsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
      • Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
    • Hamlet ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Jasper County
    • Stevens ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
      • Stevens is located in Jasper County
    • Turnerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Jasper County
    • Bay Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
      • Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <1>
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
      • McNeal is located in Jasper County
    • Ras
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
      • Ras is located in Jasper County
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sun, with the one closest to Sun listed first.
    • Walnut Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • High Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
    • Tuscola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
    • Lena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Neshoba County
    • Neshoba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
      • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sun, with the one closest to Sun listed first.
    • Six Towns ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
      • Six Towns is located in Newton County
    • Newton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
      • Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
    • Conehatta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
      • Conehatta is located in Newton County
    • Hickory
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Decatur
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucern
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
      • Lucern is located in Newton County
    • Chunky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <1>
  • Rankin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sun, with the one closest to Sun listed first.
    • Galilee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galilee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
      • Galilee is located in Rankin County
    • Pelahatchie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Puckett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
      • Puckett is located in Rankin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sun, with the one closest to Sun listed first.
    • Sylvarena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
      • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Raleigh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineral Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
    • Bezer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bezer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
      • Bezer is located in Smith County
    • Polkville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
      • Polkville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
    • Daniel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
      • Daniel is located in Smith County
    • Taylorsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <1>
    • Mize
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
      • Mize is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Sun ...

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 Sun.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sun, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sun.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sun:

Cemeteries Near Sun ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sun.

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 Sun covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Carr Methodist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sherman Hill Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Decedar Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Decedar Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Decedar Baptist Cemetery
  • Burnett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Burnett Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnett Cemetery
  • Clear Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
  • Gatewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Leaf River Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Noblin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Noblin Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noblin Cemetery
  • Lorena Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (298 more) ...
    • Randall Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randall Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randall Hill Cemetery
    • Lake City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Homewood Methodist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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 Sun in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sun.

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

  • Norris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Norris is located in Scott County
  • Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Homewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Scott County
  • Montrose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Montrose is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewells Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
    • Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
  • Lawrence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Newton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <1>
  • Forest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Forest is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <1>
  • Burns
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Burns is located in Smith County
  • Shongelo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shongelo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongelo
    • Shongelo is located in Smith County
  • Garlandsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
    • Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
  • Newton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sylvarena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
    • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hamlet ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Jasper County
    • Pulaski
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Scott County
    • Trenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Smith County

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

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.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 '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- Sun) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sun. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2263, Longitude: -89.3612       In this case, the coordinates for Sun have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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 Sun, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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