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A visit to the Sunshine Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sunshine Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunshine Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunshine Cemetery

Lat:   32.8640°   (32° 51' 50")

Lon:   -86.5714°   (-86° 34' 17")

The Sunshine Cemetery is located in Chilton County<2>.

The county seat for Chilton County is located in Clanton. Clanton lies just to the west southwest of the Sunshine Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Sunshine Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunshine Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Walnut Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Concord Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Refuge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Refuge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Refuge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Refuge Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Pinedale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinedale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pinedale Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Chilton County Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilton County Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilton County Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chilton County Memorial Gardens is located in Chilton County
  • Temple Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Temple Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Oak Grove Church of God Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Church of God Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Church of God Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Church of God Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Providence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Cane Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cane Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cane Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Mountain Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain Springs Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Bell Lane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bell Lane Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Martin Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martin Memorial Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • Clanton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clanton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clanton Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • Poplar Springs Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poplar Springs Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • Hardiman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardiman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardiman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hardiman Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • Jacksons Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacksons Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacksons Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jacksons Chapel Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • New Harmony Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • New Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • Samaria Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samaria Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samaria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Samaria Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • Popwell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Popwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Popwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Popwell Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • Aldridge Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aldridge Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aldridge Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Aldridge Family Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Chilton County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunshine Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunshine Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Clanton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
    • Clanton is located in Chilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <5>
  • Jumbo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jumbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
    • Jumbo is located in Chilton County
  • Verbena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Verbena is located in Chilton County
  • Dollar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dollar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
    • Dollar is located in Coosa County
  • Thorsby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
    • Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
  • Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aucheucaula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
    • Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
  • Marbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jemison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • White City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Autauga County
  • Lightwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lightwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
    • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
  • Pine Grove Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
    • Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Merrell Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
      • Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
    • Billingsley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shelby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Adams
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Chilton County
    • Haynes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haynes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Autauga County
    • Maplesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Titus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Weogufka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
      • Weogufka is located in Coosa County
    • Tucker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Bibb County
    • Calera
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Talladega Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
      • Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Randolph
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Bibb County

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 Sunshine Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chilton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunshine Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Calera
    • Calera lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sunshine Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calera.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
  • Clanton
  • Rockford
  • Shelby
  • Thorsby

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Sunshine Cemetery:

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 Sunshine Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #151483  (Sunshine Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #151483 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Clanton East
    • County: Chilton         Elev: 198
    • Location given for GNIS #151483 (Sunshine Cemetery)

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Chilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sunshine Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8640, Longitude: -86.5714       In this case, the coordinates for the Sunshine Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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