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 Sunset Terrace (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 Sunset Terrace. 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 Sunset Terrace ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sunset Terrace: Sunset Ter. (or less commonly used: Sunset Terr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sunset Terrace. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunset Terrace.
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 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 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.
Sunset Terrace is located in Columbus 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 Columbus County: Bladen, Brunswick, Pender, Robeson & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Sunset Terrace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunset Terrace:
- Columbus County (The home county of Sunset Terrace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Terrace, with the one closest to Sunset Terrace listed first.
- Whiteville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brunswick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chadbourn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Redbug
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Hallsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Grist
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Rico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Cribb Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Clarendon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cerro Gordo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Terrace, with the one closest to Sunset Terrace listed first.
- Clarkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Abbottsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Rosindale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Bladenboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Council
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Butters
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Elizabethtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dublin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- East Arcadia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Yorick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Kelly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Terrace, with the one closest to Sunset Terrace listed first.
- Ash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Exum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Makatoka
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Longwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Terrace, with the one closest to Sunset Terrace listed first.
- Orrum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Barnesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Allenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Proctorville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Marietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Fairmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lumberton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Ten Mile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- McDonald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Lowe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Dillon County (SC)
- Lake View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Terrace, with the one closest to Sunset Terrace listed first.
- Green Sea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Finklea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Daisy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Little Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Longs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gurley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Marion County (SC)
- Nichols
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunset Terrace, see our County-by-County Page for Sunset Terrace.
Cemeteries Near Sunset Terrace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunset Terrace.
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 Sunset Terrace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunset Terrace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunset Terrace, with the one closest to Sunset Terrace listed first.
- Whiteville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Columbus Country Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chadbourn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Belle View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Faison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flynn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benevolent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (399 more) ...
- Callihan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sibbitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Sunset Terrace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunset Terrace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunset Terrace, with the one closest to Sunset Terrace listed first.
- Whiteville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chadbourn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hallsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Clarendon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Clarkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Cerro Gordo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Mollie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Lake Waccamaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Emerson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Abbottsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Emerson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Old Dock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
- Rosindale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunset Terrace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunset Terrace.
Newspapers Published in Sunset Terrace ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunset Terrace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunset Terrace, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunset Terrace.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sunset Terrace:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Columbus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Robeson County
- Dillon County
- Horry County
- Marion 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> | 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 Sunset Terrace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |