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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 Sunnyside Gardens (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 Sunnyside Gardens. 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 Sunnyside Gardens ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Sunnyside Gardens: Sunnyside Gdns. (or less commonly used: Sunnyside Gardns., Sunnyside Grdens. or Sunnyside Grdns.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sunnyside Gardens. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunnyside Gardens.

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 northwest 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 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.

Sunnyside Gardens is located in Harris County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harris County: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery & Waller.

Below are the counties that are near Sunnyside Gardens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunnyside Gardens:

  • Harris County     (The home county of Sunnyside Gardens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside Gardens, with the one closest to Sunnyside Gardens listed first.
    • Glenbrook Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Glenbrook Valley is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook Valley
    • Canterbury Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Canterbury Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
    • Park Place
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Park Place is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
    • Houston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Harrisburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrisburg is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Magnolia Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
    • Southside Place
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Southside Place is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Place
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
      • Southside Place has also been known as:
      • South Side Place
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside Place <1>
    • West University Place
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cambridge Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Cambridge Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Village
    • Post Oak Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
    • Meadow Creek Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Meadow Creek Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek Village
    • Bellaire
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside Gardens, with the one closest to Sunnyside Gardens listed first.
    • Brookside Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Oaks Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Pearland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairway Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
    • Westwood Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Woodcreek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
    • Manvel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Manvel is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <1>
    • Iowa Colony
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
    • Alvin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
    • Hillcrest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
    • Sandy Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Rosharon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside Gardens, with the one closest to Sunnyside Gardens listed first.
    • Seabrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Shoreacres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Baytown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Beach City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Beach City is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside Gardens, with the one closest to Sunnyside Gardens listed first.
    • Fresno
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Missouri City Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
    • Arcola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Arcola is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <1>
    • Missouri City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fifth Street
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
    • Stafford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Trammels
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Trammels is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammels
    • Dewalt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
    • Hawdon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hawdon is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawdon
      • Hawdon has also been known as:
      • Hawdon Junction
    • Meadows Place
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 people
    • Meadows
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Sienna Plantation
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sienna Plantation is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sienna Plantation
  • Galveston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunnyside Gardens, with the one closest to Sunnyside Gardens listed first.
    • Quaker Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
    • Friendswood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Carmel Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
    • Parkwood Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
    • League City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Clear Lake Shores
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • South Shore Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
    • Kemah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kemah is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemah <1>
    • Dickinson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcadia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Arcadia is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Santa Fe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bacliff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunnyside Gardens, see our County-by-County Page for Sunnyside Gardens.

Cemeteries Near Sunnyside Gardens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunnyside Gardens.

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 Sunnyside Gardens - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunnyside Gardens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunnyside Gardens, with the one closest to Sunnyside Gardens listed first.

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 Sunnyside Gardens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunnyside Gardens.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunnyside Gardens, with the one closest to Sunnyside Gardens listed first.

  • Pierce Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
  • Houston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Harrisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisburg is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Magnolia Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
  • Genoa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Genoa is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Red Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Red Bluff is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
  • Jeanetta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jeanetta is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
  • Stafford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Arcola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcola is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <1>
  • Arcola Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
  • Piney Point Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,416 people
    • Piney Point Village has also been known as:
    • Piney Point
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point Village <1>
  • Duke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Duke is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sugar Land
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Alvin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
    • Aldine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunnyside Gardens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunnyside Gardens.

Newspapers Published in Sunnyside Gardens ...

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 269 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunnyside Gardens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunnyside Gardens, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunnyside Gardens.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Sunnyside Gardens:

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 Sunnyside Gardens, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sunnyside Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.