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 Sunbury (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 Sunbury. 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.
Sunbury is located in Gates 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 Gates County: Camden, Chowan, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans & Southampton (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Sunbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunbury:
- Gates County (The home county of Sunbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Acorn Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Holly Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Muddy Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Corapeake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hobbsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Mintonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Willeyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Gatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Reynoldson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Colerain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Powellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Edenhouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Edenhouse is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenhouse
- Edenhouse has also been known as:
- Eden House Point
- Eden House
- Edenhouse Point
- Hexlena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Askewville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Merry Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Horseshoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- South Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belcross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Gliden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Ryland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Center Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Mavaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Edenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Currituck County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Moyock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Snowden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Shawboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tulls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tulls is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Harrellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Tunis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- South Tunis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Cofield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Tuscarora Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Winton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Como
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ahoskie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Barretts Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Poor Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Earleys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Murfreesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Menola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Pasquotank County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Elizabeth City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nixonton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Weeksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Nicanor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Belvidere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Winfall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hertford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yeopim Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Burgess
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Snug Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Chesapeake City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Charlton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Chesapeake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin City (VA)
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Isle of Wight County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Carrsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Windsor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
- Walters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Kingsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Riverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Delaware
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Sunbeam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Watkins Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Edgehill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hunterdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Isaac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Statesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Burdette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Cypress Manor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Handsom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Black Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Suffolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Whaley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Pittmantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Manning
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Suffolk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Kilby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Oak Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Wilroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Driver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Shoulders Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Bennett Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunbury, see our County-by-County Page for Sunbury.
Cemeteries Near Sunbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunbury.
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 Sunbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riddick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mathias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Warwick Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winslow - Ward Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winslow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Riddick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brinkley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riddicks Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Up River Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Belvidere.
- The Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chappell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188876 <3>
- Continue List (106 more) ...
- Chappells Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Charity Holley Gravesite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sunbury had a population of 97 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Wiggins Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wiggins Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Crossroads
- Sandy Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Mintonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Hobbsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Corapeake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gliden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Willeyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Gates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whaley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Nicanor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Sarem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sarem is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarem
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ryland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Whaleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Somerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerton is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunbury.
Newspapers Published in Sunbury ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunbury.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunbury, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunbury.
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 Sunbury:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Gates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Camden County
- Chowan County
- Currituck County
- Hertford County
- Pasquotank County
- Perquimans County
- Chesapeake City
- Franklin City
- Isle of Wight County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- 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> | 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- Sunbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Sunbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |