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 Sunside (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 Sunside. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Sunside is located in Greene County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greene County: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Rensselaer, Schoharie & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Sunside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunside:
- Greene County (The home county of Sunside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunside, with the one closest to Sunside listed first.
- Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Norton Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Cornwallville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gayhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Surprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Brooksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brooksburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Cairo Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunside, with the one closest to Sunside listed first.
- Medusa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Westerlo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Westerlo is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
- Cooksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Potter Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Preston Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dormansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dormansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
- Alcove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rensselaerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Westerlo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coeymans Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aquetuck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunside, with the one closest to Sunside listed first.
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lorenz Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
- North Germantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Rossman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Stottville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Germantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenport Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
- Kinderhook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Churchtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Glenco Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- Hollowville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunside, with the one closest to Sunside listed first.
- Grand Gorge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roxbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fleischmanns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stamford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Halcottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hobart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunside, with the one closest to Sunside listed first.
- Tivoli
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cruger Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
- Upper Red Hook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
- Red Hook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
- Rock City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Rhinebeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rhinecliff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Ross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
- Milan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunside, with the one closest to Sunside listed first.
- Schodack Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenbush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schodack Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Hampton Manor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Nassau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rensselaer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Couse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- East Schodack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Luther
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Best
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Defreestville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunside, with the one closest to Sunside listed first.
- Delanson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Duane Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Duanesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Princetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunside, with the one closest to Sunside listed first.
- Bates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Manorkill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Livingstonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Broome Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Franklinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- West Conesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
- North Blenheim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Breakabeen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Middleburgh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gallupville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Schoharie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunside, with the one closest to Sunside listed first.
- Quarryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Malden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Malden is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden has also been known as:
- Malden-on-Hudson
- Daisy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Saugerties
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shady is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
- Willow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- High Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- High Woods is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
- Woodstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bearsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glasco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Marion Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
- Bushnellsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunside, see our County-by-County Page for Sunside.
Cemeteries Near Sunside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunside.
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 Sunside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunside, with the one closest to Sunside listed first.
- Snyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Acra Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Durham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freehold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Bridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Craw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hara Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cairo Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Village Cemetery
- The Cairo Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cairo Cemetery
- Cornwallville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peter Van Orden Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Round Top Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (413 more) ...
- Gayhead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waldron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blaisdell Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Sunside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunside.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunside, with the one closest to Sunside listed first.
- South Durham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Durham is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
- Freehold
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Acra
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Durham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cairo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Cornwallville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Windham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Windham is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windham
- Gayhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Greenville Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville Center is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Center
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Result
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Result is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Result
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oak Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durham is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Hensonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunside.
Newspapers Published in Sunside ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunside, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunside.
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 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 Sunside:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Delaware County
- Dutchess County
- Rensselaer County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Ulster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Sunside, 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 from Point A (ie- Sunside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |