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 Sunrise (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 Sunrise. 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 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.
Sunrise is located in Bath County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bath County: Alleghany, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Greenbrier (WV) & Pocahontas (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Sunrise. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunrise:
- Bath County (The home county of Sunrise)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Bolar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Mountain Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Burnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Warm Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bath Alum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Mitchelltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Healing Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Yost
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Carloover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Griffith
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Clifton Forge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Selma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Iron Gate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Low Moor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Marble Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Deerfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Craigsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- West Augusta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Augusta is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Augusta
- Chapin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Botetourt County
- Glen Wilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Covington City
- Covington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Clover Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Meadowdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Hightown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Monterey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Trot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Trot is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Palo Alto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palo Alto is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Goshen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kerrs Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Neola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Oscar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oscar is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Pendleton County (WV)
- Harper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Pocahontas County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Frost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Huntersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Thorny Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Sitlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Cass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Green Bank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marlinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arbovale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Edray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Onoto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Buckeye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Randolph County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Mingo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Head
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Monterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunrise, see our County-by-County Page for Sunrise.
Cemeteries Near Sunrise ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunrise.
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 Sunrise - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunrise covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Sively Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cleek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Doyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lightner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gragg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shinaberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bussard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (69 more) ...
- Shinaberry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buzzard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lindsay Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sunrise had a population of 19 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Frost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Mountain Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Bolar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunset is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Burnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Dilleys Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dilleys Mill is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilleys Mill
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Warm Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mill Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Gap is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Gap
- Huntersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bath Alum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Dunmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clover Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Lick is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Lick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunrise. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunrise.
Newspapers Published in Sunrise ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunrise.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunrise, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunrise.
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 either 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 Sunrise:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Bath County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Augusta County
- Botetourt County
- Covington City
- Highland County
- Rockbridge County
- Greenbrier County
- Pendleton County
- Pocahontas County
- Randolph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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 Sunrise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sunrise) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |