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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 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 doctors and 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.

Sunnyside is located in Gaston 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 Gaston County: Cleveland, Lincoln, Mecklenburg & York (SC).

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:

  • Gaston County     (The home county of Sunnyside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
    • Tryon
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Tryon is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
    • Perry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Perry is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Bessemer City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherryville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dallas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dellview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dellview is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
    • Gastonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • High Shoals
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • High Shoals is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
    • South Gastonia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
    • Ranlo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Ranlo is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
    • Smyre
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Smyre is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
    • Spencer Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
      • Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
    • Camp Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Camp Creek is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
    • Ramsey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Ramsey is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Shoups Ford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
    • Hildebran
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Icard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Enola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Enola is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
    • Banoak
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Banoak is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
    • Maiden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Plateau
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Plateau is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
    • Providence Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
    • Blackburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Blackburn is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
    • Duan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Duan is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
    • Propst Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
    • Rhoney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rhoney is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
    • Killian Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
    • Cooksville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cooksville is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
    • Startown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Startown is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
    • Kings Mountain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Waco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Waco is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • White Plains
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • White Plains is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Stony Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Stubbs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
    • Elbethel ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
    • Light Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
    • Wilson ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilson is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Durbro ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Durbro is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
    • Elizabeth City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
    • Beam Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
    • Pleasant Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Iredell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
    • Mayhew
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mayhew is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
    • Doolie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Doolie is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
    • Mount Mourne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
    • Crouse
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Crouse is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
    • Lincolnton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Boger City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Boger City is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
    • Iron Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
    • North Brook ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Brook is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
    • Hulls Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
    • Vale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Machpelah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
    • Henry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Henry is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Lowesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
    • Laurel Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Triangle ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Triangle is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
    • Dixie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Paw Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
    • Chateau Woods
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Pinecrest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Dalton Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
    • Spring Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • River View ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • River View is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • Huntersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Wilmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
    • Yorkmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
    • Biddleville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
    • Cornelius
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
    • Six Points
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Six Points is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
    • Ellenboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hollis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hollis is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
    • Caroleen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
    • Henrietta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
    • Concord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Concord is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Bostic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Sunshine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Washburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Washburn is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
    • Alexander Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
    • Sandy Mush
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
  • Cherokee County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
    • Blacksburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • East Gaffney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
    • Gaffney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <1>
    • Macedonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
  • Lancaster County (SC)
    • Camp Cox
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
  • York County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside, with the one closest to Sunnyside listed first.
    • Bowling Green
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Clover is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <1>
    • Zadok ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Zadok is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
    • Filbert
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Filbert is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
    • Smyrna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lake Wylie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • York
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • York is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,637 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
    • Hickory Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Sharon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Newport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Newport is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Tega Cay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • India Hook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • India Hook is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook

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.

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.

  • Bessemer City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Perry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry is located in Gaston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Fancy ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fancy is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
  • Kings Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cherryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gastonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dallas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hardins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hardins is located in Gaston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardins
  • Crouse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Crouse is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
  • Waco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Waco is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Stubbs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
  • Elbethel ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Durbro ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Durbro is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
    • Orleans
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Orleans is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Lincolnton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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 66 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 15 miles [24.1 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 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 Sunnyside:

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 obstructions 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.