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 Pines (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 Pines. 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.
Sunset Pines is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Sunset Pines. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunset Pines:
- Clinton County (The home county of Sunset Pines)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Pines, with the one closest to Sunset Pines listed first.
- Flemington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Lock Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dunnstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
- Swissdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swissdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
- Farrandsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Mill Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Castanea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Salona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Beech Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McElhattan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Youngdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Youngdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
- Rote
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Pines, with the one closest to Sunset Pines listed first.
- Blanchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchard is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Romola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Romola is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
- Monument
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monument is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
- Wolfs Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Howard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Rebersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Livonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Madisonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Madisonburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Aaronsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fiedler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Millheim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Curtin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Clearfield County
- Pottersdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Pines, with the one closest to Sunset Pines listed first.
- Jersey Shore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ramsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Antes Fort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
- Jersey Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- English Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- Salladasburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Collomsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Hughesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Carsontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Brookside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Grimesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grimesville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesville
- Newberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newberry is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Mifflin County
- Milroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Northumberland County
- Dewart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Pines, with the one closest to Sunset Pines listed first.
- Troxelville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Middle Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Bannerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Benfer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Penns Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Tioga County
- Blackwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Pines, with the one closest to Sunset Pines listed first.
- Cherry Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Glen Iron
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Hartleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Laurelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Millmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Mazeppa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mifflinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunset Pines, see our County-by-County Page for Sunset Pines.
Cemeteries Near Sunset Pines ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunset Pines.
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 Pines - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunset Pines covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunset Pines, with the one closest to Sunset Pines listed first.
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beth Yehuda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnstown UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Disciples Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (92 more) ...
- Hays - Fearon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Sunset Pines in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunset Pines.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunset Pines, with the one closest to Sunset Pines listed first.
- Flemington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Lock Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mill Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Castanea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farrandsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Queens Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Queens Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Run
- Cedar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Salona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Beech Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rote
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- McElhattan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chatham Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chatham Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Run
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woolrich
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woolrich is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolrich
- Parvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parvin is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
- Mackeyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mackeyville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackeyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunset Pines. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunset Pines.
Newspapers Published in Sunset Pines ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunset Pines.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunset Pines, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunset Pines.
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 Pines:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Lycoming County
- Mifflin County
- Northumberland County
- Snyder County
- Tioga County
- Union 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 Sunset Pines, 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- Sunset Pines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |