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 Side (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 Side. 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.
Sunny Side is located in Henry County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henry County: Calloway (KY), Graves (KY), Benton, Carroll, Stewart & Weakley.
Below are the counties that are near Sunny Side. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunny Side:
- Henry County (The home county of Sunny Side)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny Side, with the one closest to Sunny Side listed first.
- India
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Oakland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Springville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Manleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Whitlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mandels is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Conyersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Puryear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- New Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny Side, with the one closest to Sunny Side listed first.
- Big Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Faxon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Sandy Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Brevards Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Wildlife Cove Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chaseville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Coxburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny Side, with the one closest to Sunny Side listed first.
- Bruceton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hollow Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McKenzie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Buena Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Huntingdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wingo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Anark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- McLemoresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Trezevant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny Side, with the one closest to Sunny Side listed first.
- McKinnon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Magnolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tennessee Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Erin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny Side, with the one closest to Sunny Side listed first.
- Halls Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- New Johnsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Hustburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Plant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Pigeon Roost
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny Side, with the one closest to Sunny Side listed first.
- Dover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Snider
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny Side, with the one closest to Sunny Side listed first.
- Tumbling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Ore Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Gleason
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dresden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pillowville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Latham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Calloway County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny Side, with the one closest to Sunny Side listed first.
- Hazel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- New Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Murray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <1>
- Harris Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Protemus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Almo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Kirksey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Dexter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunny Side, with the one closest to Sunny Side listed first.
- Bell City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Lynnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Tri City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunny Side, see our County-by-County Page for Sunny Side.
Cemeteries Near Sunny Side ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunny Side.
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 Side - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunny Side covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunny Side, with the one closest to Sunny Side listed first.
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ralls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dortch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Travis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Allman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pryor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Country Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continue List (1126 more) ...
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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 Side in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunny Side.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunny Side, with the one closest to Sunny Side listed first.
- Porters ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Porters is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- India
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Elkhorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Springville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Manleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Whitlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Mansfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mansfield is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Big Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conyersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Osage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Pace ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pace is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
- Puryear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunny Side. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunny Side.
Newspapers Published in Sunny Side ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunny Side.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunny Side, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunny Side.
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 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 Side:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Stewart County
- Weakley County
- Calloway County
- Graves County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Side, 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- Sunny Side) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |