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 Sunny Brook (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 Sunny Brook. 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 Sunny Brook ...
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.
Another variation: Sunnybrook.
- A typical abbreviation for Sunny Brook: Sunny Brk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sunny Brook. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunny Brook.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Sunny Brook is located in Aiken County.
To see how the shape of South 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 Aiken County: Burke (GA), Richmond (GA), Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, Orangeburg & Saluda.
Below are the counties that are near Sunny Brook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunny Brook:
- Aiken County (The home county of Sunny Brook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny Brook, with the one closest to Sunny Brook listed first.
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Vaucluse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Graniteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Warrenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aiken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gloverville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burnettown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Huntcliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Langley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nicholson Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
- Belvedere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Barnwell County
- Williston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgefield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny Brook, with the one closest to Sunny Brook listed first.
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Murphys Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Johnston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edgefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Colliers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny Brook, with the one closest to Sunny Brook listed first.
- Batesburg - Leesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
- Batesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Gilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clubhouse Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny Brook, with the one closest to Sunny Brook listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Modoc
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Parksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Plum Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny Brook, with the one closest to Sunny Brook listed first.
- Ward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ridge Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saluda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Columbia County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny Brook, with the one closest to Sunny Brook listed first.
- Lulaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Memory Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Lamkin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Snead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Arrow Head
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Evans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kiokee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Fort Gordon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Grovetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maddox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Appling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richmond County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny Brook, with the one closest to Sunny Brook listed first.
- National Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bonair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- Rockbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Waverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Forest Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Southgate Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Fleming Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Fairvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Richmond Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Barton Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Belair
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Gracewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunny Brook, see our County-by-County Page for Sunny Brook.
Cemeteries Near Sunny Brook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunny Brook.
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 Sunny Brook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunny Brook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunny Brook, with the one closest to Sunny Brook listed first.
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Needham Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Busbee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Timmerman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wicker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Marsh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graniteville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Sunny Brook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunny Brook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunny Brook, with the one closest to Sunny Brook listed first.
- Milledgeville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Vaucluse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Graniteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Croft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Croft is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Aiken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Langley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roseland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Poverty Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Morgana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Morgana is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgana
- Montmorenci
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunny Brook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunny Brook.
Newspapers Published in Sunny Brook ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunny Brook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunny Brook, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunny Brook.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sunny Brook:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Aiken County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnwell County
- Edgefield County
- Lexington County
- McCormick County
- Saluda County
- Columbia County
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South 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> | 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 Sunny Brook, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunny Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |