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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 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 southwest 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 south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Sun is located in Scott County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may 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)
    • Hunter Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
    • Raworth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Raworth is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
    • Kalem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kalem is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
    • Harperville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Harperville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
    • Morton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Cooperville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cooperville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
    • Sebastopol
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Branch is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Beach is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Clarke County
    • Pachuta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pachuta is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
      • 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)
      • Success is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
    • Montrose
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Montrose is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Baxter ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Baxter is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Louin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Louin is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Verba ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Verba is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
    • Garlandsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
    • Hamlet ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hamlet is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Stevens ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Stevens is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
    • Turnerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Turnerville is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
    • Bay Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • McNeal is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
    • Ras
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ras is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
  • 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)
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • Tuscola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Lena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Neshoba County
    • Neshoba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
  • 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)
      • Six Towns is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
    • Newton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
    • Conehatta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Conehatta is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
    • Hickory
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Hickory is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • 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)
      • Lucern is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
    • Stamper ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Stamper is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
    • Chunky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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)
      • Galilee is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
    • Pelahatchie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Puckett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Puckett is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
      • 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.
    • Burns
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Burns is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Sylvarena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Trenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Trenton is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Raleigh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineral Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Bezer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bezer is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
    • Polkville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Polkville is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
    • Daniel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Daniel is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
    • Taylorsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Mize
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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 Sun - one of the links might be able to help.

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.

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 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)
    • Norris is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
  • Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Homewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Homewood is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Montrose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Montrose is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
  • Lawrence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Burns
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Burns is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Shongelo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shongelo is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongelo
  • Garlandsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
  • Newton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sylvarena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hamlet ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hamlet is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Pulaski
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Pulaski is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Trenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Trenton is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton

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.

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]<4>. 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 professional and volunteer 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:

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 Sun, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.