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 Valley (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 Valley. 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 Sun Valley ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sun Valley: Sun Vly. (or less commonly used: Sun Vally. or Sun Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sun Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sun Valley.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Sun Valley is located in Nash County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nash County: Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Johnston, Vance, Wake, Warren & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Sun Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sun Valley:
- Nash County (The home county of Sun Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sun Valley, with the one closest to Sun Valley listed first.
- Nashville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Regency Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Regency Estates is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
- Snells Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
- Westry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Corinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Batchelor Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Sandy Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Langley Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Momeyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Momeyer is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momeyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sun Valley, with the one closest to Sun Valley listed first.
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Battleboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitakers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Hartsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Hartsease
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Mercer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Gethsemane
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Leggett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Henrietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Macclesfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sun Valley, with the one closest to Sun Valley listed first.
- White Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Mapleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Bunn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sutton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Louisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Ingleside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Lake View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Katesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Franklinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Youngsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sun Valley, with the one closest to Sun Valley listed first.
- Fieldsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Walstonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sun Valley, with the one closest to Sun Valley listed first.
- White Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ringwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Hollister
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brinkleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Enfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heathsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Airlie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Roseneath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Allen Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sun Valley, with the one closest to Sun Valley listed first.
- Stancils Chapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Kenly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beulahtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Archer Lodge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
- Pitt County
- Fountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sun Valley, with the one closest to Sun Valley listed first.
- Bobbitt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Gillburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sun Valley, with the one closest to Sun Valley listed first.
- Zebulon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wendell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Rolesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sun Valley, with the one closest to Sun Valley listed first.
- Arcola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lickskillet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Afton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sun Valley, with the one closest to Sun Valley listed first.
- Fremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eureka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sun Valley, with the one closest to Sun Valley listed first.
- Elm City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sims
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eastwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Scotts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Black Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Lucama
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saratoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Stantonsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sun Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Sun Valley.
Cemeteries Near Sun Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sun Valley.
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 Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sun Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sun Valley, with the one closest to Sun Valley listed first.
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Enroughty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Capps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgepeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- May Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Sun Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sun Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sun Valley, with the one closest to Sun Valley listed first.
- Nashville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Dukes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Spring Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hilliardston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Castalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Hunts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Stanhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Sharpsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elm City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Battleboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Justice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Justice is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sun Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sun Valley.
Newspapers Published in Sun Valley ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sun Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sun Valley, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sun Valley.
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 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 Valley:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Nash County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edgecombe County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Halifax County
- Johnston County
- Pitt County
- Vance County
- Wake County
- Warren County
- Wayne County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | 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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |