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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. 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:

34.0321, -94.0107

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 Howard County<2>.

The county seat for Howard County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Sunshine Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sunshine Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sunshine Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wynn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Wynn Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynn Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Carmen Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmen Cemetery
  • Boles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Boles Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Cemetery
  • Coulter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Coulter Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Potts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Potts Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
  • Hester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hester Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
  • Clanson Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Clanson Memorial Park is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanson Memorial Park
  • Graves Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Graves Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Greens Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Holly Creek Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek Cemetery
    • Kingree Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluff Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Bluff Springs Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs Cemetery
    • County Line Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The County Line Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
    • New Home Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The New Home Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
    • Dawson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dawson Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
    • Piney Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
    • Old Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
    • Sand Field Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sand Field Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Field Cemetery
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Temperanceville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sunshine Cemetery.

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

  • Center Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Center Point is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Blue Bayou
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
  • Dierks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Corinth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Corinth is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Euclid
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Euclid is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Lockesburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Mineral Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nashville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nathan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nathan is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
  • Highland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Highland is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Grandfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grandfield is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
  • Ben Lomond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Buck Range
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Buck Range is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
    • Doyle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Doyle is located in Hempstead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Tokio
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Tokio is located in Hempstead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
    • Newhope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Newhope is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
    • Paraloma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Paraloma is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
    • Tollette
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tollette is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Galena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Galena is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Clow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Clow is located in Hempstead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
    • Umpire
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Umpire is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
    • Unco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Unco is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
    • Norwoodville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
    • Roy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Roy is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
    • Kimberley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Kimberley is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
    • Murfreesboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Star of the West ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Star of the West is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West

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 Howard 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 helpful 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 Howard 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 #55351  (Sunshine Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #55351 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: Howard
      • Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dierks
      • Location given for Sunshine Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.032058     Lon: -94.0107466
      • 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 Howard, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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.