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 (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. 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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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 is located in Grainger 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 Grainger County: Claiborne, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Sunset. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunset:
- Grainger County (The home county of Sunset)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Lulaville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Washburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Joppa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Massengill Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Rutledge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maples ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
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- Wa-Ni Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Dyers Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Lea Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
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- Bowen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
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- Blaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
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- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Andersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Norris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Panther ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
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- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Flat Hollow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
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- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
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- Girlton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
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- Stockville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
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- Boy ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
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- Victory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
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- Demory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
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- Fincastle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
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- Pine Crest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Lone Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
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- Raven Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
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- Big Barren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
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- Sandlick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
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- Head of Barren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
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- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
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- Evans Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- New Tazewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Caney Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Tazewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Goin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
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- Minton Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Speedwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Bailey Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Bybee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clevenger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Wilsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Carson Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Jaybird
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Beulah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Collons Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Casablanca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Morristown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Monte Vista Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Bright ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- East Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Silver City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Whitesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Xenophon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Yount Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Alanthus Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Duck Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Trent Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Sneedville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Mooresburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mooresburg Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Galbraith Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Red Bridge Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Bulls Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Talbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Rocky Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Flat Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Strawberry Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Edna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Cook Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
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- Dandridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Zacharytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Corryton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mascot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Skaggston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Lyonton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Ridgeview Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeview Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,979 people
- Thorn Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Maloneyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- McMillan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- John Sevier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- Sentertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentertown
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Kodak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Henry Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Boyds Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Catlettsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Millican Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Oak City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Sevierville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Seymour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Seymour Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- East Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
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- Middle Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Dupont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Luttrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Maynardville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Loo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Warwicktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Paulette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Braden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Middlesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Premier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Yellow Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Edgewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Capito
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Fonde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Pruden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunset, see our County-by-County Page for Sunset.
Cemeteries Near Sunset ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunset.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunset covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Higgs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jim Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Joppa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Acuff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beckham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (1180 more) ...
- New Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tampico Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunset.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Lulaville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Washburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Tampico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tampico is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
- Agreeable ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Agreeable is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agreeable
- Liberty Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Rutledge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ambro ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ambro is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambro
- Powder Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Powder Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Lea Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Mill Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dyers Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- May Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- May Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Springs
- Navehill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Navehill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navehill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunset. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunset.
Newspapers Published in Sunset ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunset.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunset, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunset.
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 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:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Grainger County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Sevier County
- Union County
- Bell 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 Sunset, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sunset) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |