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 Sunnyside (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 Sunnyside. 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 and doctors 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.
Sunnyside is located in Burke 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 Burke County: Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, McDowell & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Sunnyside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunnyside:
- Burke County (The home county of Sunnyside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Yellow Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Enola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Morganton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Drexel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Valdese
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Connelly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Little River
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Ellendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Taylorsville Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Isenhour Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Liledoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Millersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Linville Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pineola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stamey Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Crossnore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Montezuma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Plumtree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Baton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Pinehurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Gamewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Cajah's Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Sawmills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Adako
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Granite Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Collettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lenoir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Cooksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Advent Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Long View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Meadow Brook Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Banoak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Mountain View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Propst Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Brookford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Hickory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Plateau
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Rhoney
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Viewmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Olive Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Casar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Knob Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Toluca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Delight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Belwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Lawndale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Polkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- New House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Fallston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Campcall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Dellview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Cherryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hulls Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Vale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Lincolnton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boger City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Patten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Nebo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vein Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ashford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- West Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Sugar Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Little Switzerland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Altapass
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Grassy Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Spruce Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Hollis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Sunshine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Thermal City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Union Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Bostic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ellenboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ruth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Whitehouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunnyside, see our County-by-County Page for Sunnyside.
Cemeteries Near Sunnyside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunnyside.
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 Sunnyside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunnyside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burke Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Erwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Advent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bost Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Catawba Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Williams - Chapman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baton Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baton Baptist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Baton.
- The Baton Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207698 <3>
- Victory Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Sunnyside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunnyside.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
- Enola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Chambers ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chambers is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Morganton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Drexel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Glen Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Shoups Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Connelly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherford College
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brindletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Camp Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Worry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Worry is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry
- Baton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunnyside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunnyside.
Newspapers Published in Sunnyside ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunnyside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunnyside, 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 Sunnyside.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Sunnyside:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Avery County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Rutherford 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> | 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- Sunnyside) 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 Sunnyside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |