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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 Sun (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 Sun. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Sun is located in Franklin County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Clinton, Essex, Hamilton & Saint Lawrence.

Below are the counties that are near Sun. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sun:

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Sun)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sun, with the one closest to Sun listed first.
    • Burke
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chateaugay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Constable
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Malone
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brainardsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Whippleville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Westville Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Center
      • Westville Center is located in Franklin County
    • Bangor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Bangor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
      • West Bangor is located in Franklin County
    • Fort Covington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Skerry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skerry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
      • Skerry is located in Franklin County
    • Bombay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sun, with the one closest to Sun listed first.
    • Churubusco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Harrigan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrigan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrigan
      • Harrigan is located in Clinton County
    • Ellenburg Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyon Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Standish
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
      • Standish is located in Clinton County
    • Altona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
      • Altona is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altona <1>
    • Mooers Forks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Woods Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
      • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
    • Dannemora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mooers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Moffitsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
      • Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
    • Redford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sun, with the one closest to Sun listed first.
    • Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Rooseveltown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Nicholville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sun, see our County-by-County Page for Sun.

Newspapers Published in Sun ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sun.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sun, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sun.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sun:

Cemeteries Near Sun ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sun.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sun covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sun, with the one closest to Sun listed first.

  • Howard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
  • Burke Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burke Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke Center Cemetery
  • Thayer Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thayer Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thayer Corners Cemetery
  • North Burke Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Burke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Burke Cemetery
  • St. George Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. George Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
  • Brayton Hollow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brayton Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brayton Hollow Cemetery
  • Sandy Knoll Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Knoll Cemetery
  • Pike Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike Cemetery
  • Ridgway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgway Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Constable Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (99 more) ...
    • St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery
    • United Methodist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Methodist Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sun had no post office or railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sun, with the one closest to Sun listed first.

  • Burke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Thayer Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thayer Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Corners
    • Thayer Corners is located in Franklin County
  • Chateaugay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Trout River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout River
    • Trout River is located in Franklin County
  • Malone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Brainardsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Whippleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Westville Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Center
    • Westville Center is located in Franklin County
  • Churubusco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • North Bangor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bangor
    • North Bangor is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bangor <1>
  • Chasm Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chasm Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasm Falls
    • Chasm Falls is located in Franklin County
  • Fort Covington Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Covington Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Covington Center
    • Fort Covington Center is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bangor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Mills
      • Clinton Mills is located in Clinton County
    • West Bangor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
      • West Bangor is located in Franklin County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sun. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sun.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sun. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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- Sun) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sun. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9528, Longitude: -74.1841       In this case, the coordinates for Sun have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Sun, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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