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 Sunny View (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 Sunny View. 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 Sunny View ...
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 Sunny View: Sunny Vw.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Sunny View is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Henderson, Rutherford, Greenville (SC) & Spartanburg (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Sunny View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunny View:
- Polk County (The home county of Sunny View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny View, with the one closest to Sunny View listed first.
- Mill Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Melrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny View, with the one closest to Sunny View listed first.
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Black Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Montreat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Swannanoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Royal Pines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Busbee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Wilson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Skyland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Azalea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Swannanoa Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny View, with the one closest to Sunny View listed first.
- Brindletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny View, with the one closest to Sunny View listed first.
- Cliffside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- New House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Mooresboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Lattimore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Boiling Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny View, with the one closest to Sunny View listed first.
- Bat Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bearwallow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Baxter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Gerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Upward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Saluda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- U-No
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- East Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Claremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Barker Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny View, with the one closest to Sunny View listed first.
- Lackey Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Sugar Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Old Fort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vein Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Dendron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Greenlee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Glenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- West Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny View, with the one closest to Sunny View listed first.
- Lake Lure
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chimney Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
- Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
- Green Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Ruth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Rutherfordton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Spindale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Union Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Transylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny View, with the one closest to Sunny View listed first.
- Penrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Cedar Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yancey County
- Hamrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Cherokee County (SC)
- Chesnee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny View, with the one closest to Sunny View listed first.
- Gowensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Tigerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greer is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <1>
- Caesars Head
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Marietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny View, with the one closest to Sunny View listed first.
- Landrum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <1>
- Campobello
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Fingerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gramling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Inman Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Inman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Inman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <1>
- Boiling Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Southern Shops
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lyman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lyman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunny View, see our County-by-County Page for Sunny View.
Cemeteries Near Sunny View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunny View.
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 Sunny View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunny View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunny View, with the one closest to Sunny View listed first.
- Coopers Gap Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Big Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Temple of Jesus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Full Gospel Revival Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Nebo Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Matthew Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (334 more) ...
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stepp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jones - Price Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Sunny View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunny View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunny View, with the one closest to Sunny View listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Uree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
- Chimney Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bat Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Baxter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Bearwallow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Mack ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mack is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Tryon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Fruitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Upward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunny View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunny View.
Newspapers Published in Sunny View ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunny View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunny View, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunny View.
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 Sunny View:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Burke County
- Cleveland County
- Henderson County
- McDowell County
- Rutherford County
- Transylvania County
- Yancey County
- Cherokee County
- Greenville County
- Spartanburg 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> | 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- Sunny View) 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 Sunny View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |