A visit to the Sunny Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Sunny Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunny Hill Cemetery:
34.7573, -87.0375
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunny Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the northeast of the Sunny Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Sunny Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunny Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Yarbrough Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Burrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Burrell Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Farrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Farrow Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
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- Nebo Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nebo Church Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Church Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Poplar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Poplar Creek Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Benford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Benford Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benford Cemetery
- Binford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Binford Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford Cemetery
- Hatchett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hatchett Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchett Cemetery
- Tanner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The West Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunny Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunny Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tanner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Poplar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Country Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Orrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Harris Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Lentzville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Garner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Hay's Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
- Belle Mina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Austinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Mooresville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Confluence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Russell Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Capshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Dells Vista Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Sunny Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunny Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Sunny Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Limestone County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Sunny Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #163695 (Sunny Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163695 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ripley
- Location given for Sunny Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7573113 Lon: -87.0375102
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Limestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunny Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |