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 Lee 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 Lee County: Chatham, Harnett & Moore.
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:
- Lee 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.
- Sanford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jonesboro Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- San-Lee Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
- Saint Andrews
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Western Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Western Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Colon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colon is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Glenwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Green Valley Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parkwood Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Tramway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Carolina Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Broadway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Terrace, with the one closest to Sunset Terrace listed first.
- Mandale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mandale is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Eli Whitney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eli Whitney is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Whitney
- Sutphin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Terrace, with the one closest to Sunset Terrace listed first.
- Farmville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gulf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Brickhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
- Carbonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carbonton is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Haywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Moncure
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Pittsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bonlee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Bynum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bennett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Terrace, with the one closest to Sunset Terrace listed first.
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Spring Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Bragg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnie Doone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Point Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Shaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Holly Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Terrace, with the one closest to Sunset Terrace listed first.
- Seminole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seminole is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Murchisontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Olivia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ryes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ryes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
- Boone Trail
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
- Barbecue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Pineview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Mamers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mamers is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamers
- Johnsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Cokesbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cokesbury is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Spout Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Luart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Luart is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luart
- Norrington Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoke County
- Ashley Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Terrace, with the one closest to Sunset Terrace listed first.
- Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carthage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Whispering Pines
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parkwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Parkwood is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Harris
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Southern Pines
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pinehurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Taylortown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Terrace, with the one closest to Sunset Terrace listed first.
- Dogwood Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres
- Chapel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rangewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rangewood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Terrace, with the one closest to Sunset Terrace listed first.
- Coleridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coleridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
- Staley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Terrace, with the one closest to Sunset Terrace listed first.
- Hollemans Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
- Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
- Collins
- Enno
- New Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- Holly Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fuquay - Varina
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kennebec
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Apex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Trail
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Trail is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Macks Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- McCullers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- Dutchess Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
- Hazelwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
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.
- Lee Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tempting Congregational Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pocket Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McQueen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Farmville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Paul AME Zion Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Chapel UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pierce Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (91 more) ...
- Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crane Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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>
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.
- Gulf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Haywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Moncure
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Spout Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Pittsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carthage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lillington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bynum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Manly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manly is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
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 43 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 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. 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 begin 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 Sunset Terrace:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Chatham County
- Cumberland County
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Moore County
- Orange County
- Randolph County
- Wake 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 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'. |
| <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 Sunset Terrace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |