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. 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 Sunshine Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunshine Cemetery:
34.4020, -91.6090
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunshine Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sunshine Cemetery is located in Arkansas County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunshine Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Sunshine Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunshine Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bayou Meto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bayou Meto Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayou Meto Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Humphrey.
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- Bayless Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bayless Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless Cemetery
- Coffield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Coffield Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffield Cemetery
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
- Talman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Talman Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talman Cemetery
- Flynn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Flynn Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Cemetery
- Yoder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- Love Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Love Rest Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Rest Cemetery
- Green Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- The Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54848 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Geridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Geridge Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geridge Cemetery
- Wabbaseka Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Wabbaseka Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wabbaseka Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Wabbaseka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56655 <5>
- Almyra Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Almyra Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyra Cemetery
- Fairmount Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tate Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elam Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Elam Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- Bayou Meto Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson 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 Sunshine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunshine Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Humphrey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stuttgart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wabbaseka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Almyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parham ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Humnoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou Meto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Allport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Altheimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Richardson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ulm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ulm is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Madding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Reydell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Reydell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydell
- De Witt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Coy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Rob Roy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Parkers Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Casscoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- Sarassa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Preston Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Preston Ferry is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ferry
- Tucker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Sherrill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
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. The following communities are located in Arkansas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunshine 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 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:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Arkansas 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 Sunshine Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #55352 (Sunshine Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #55352 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: Arkansas
- Est. Elev: 60 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stuttgart South
- Location given for Sunshine Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4020415 Lon: -91.6090171
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Arkansas, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunshine 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |