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 Sunnyburn (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 Sunnyburn. 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.
Sunnyburn is located in York County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of York County: Baltimore (MD), Carroll (MD), Harford (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin & Lancaster.
Below are the counties that are near Sunnyburn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunnyburn:
- York County (The home county of Sunnyburn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyburn, with the one closest to Sunnyburn listed first.
- Slab
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Kyleville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Susquehanna Trails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Castle Fin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Bryansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Bruce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Goram
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Muddy Creek Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Fawn Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyburn, with the one closest to Sunnyburn listed first.
- Glen Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mount Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Barnsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chrome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Atglen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lenover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Elkview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Daleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Jennersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyburn, with the one closest to Sunnyburn listed first.
- Mount Nebo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Colemanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Furniss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Buck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- McSparran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Conestoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Truce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Highville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Rockhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Creswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyburn, with the one closest to Sunnyburn listed first.
- Lawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Mount Gretna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyburn, with the one closest to Sunnyburn listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Trump
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Shane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Maryland Line
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Stablersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Freeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- White Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Eklo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Monkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyburn, with the one closest to Sunnyburn listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Rockbrook Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyburn, with the one closest to Sunnyburn listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Conowingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Mason Dixon Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Colora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Rock Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Port Deposit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyburn, with the one closest to Sunnyburn listed first.
- Cambria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pylesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Street
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scarboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Dublin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Poole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Federal Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Chestnut Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Conowingo Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Darlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunnyburn, see our County-by-County Page for Sunnyburn.
Cemeteries Near Sunnyburn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunnyburn.
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 Sunnyburn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunnyburn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunnyburn, with the one closest to Sunnyburn listed first.
- Airville United Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chanceford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryansville UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slate Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Drumore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fawn AME Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fawn Grove Friends
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fawn Grove Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heaps Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sunnyburn had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunnyburn, with the one closest to Sunnyburn listed first.
- Slab
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Bridgeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Woodbine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Airville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Eagle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Eagle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
- Castle Fin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- McDermott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McDermott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDermott
- Bryansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Bruce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Gatchellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gatchellville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatchellville
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ailston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ailston is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailston
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Goram
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Drumore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fernglen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fernglen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernglen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunnyburn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunnyburn.
Newspapers Published in Sunnyburn ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunnyburn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunnyburn, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunnyburn.
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 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 Sunnyburn:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Montgomery County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Sunnyburn, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunnyburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |