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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 Sunset Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   35.0468°   (35° 2' 48")

Lon:   -110.6599°   (-110° 39' 35")

The Sunset Cemetery is located in Navajo County<1>.

The county seat for Navajo County is located in Holbrook. Holbrook lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sunset Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 9 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Sunset Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Sunset Cemetery.

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

  • Brigham City ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brigham City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
    • Brigham City is located in Navajo County
  • Sunset City ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
    • Sunset City is located in Navajo County
  • Sunset ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Navajo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sunset
    • From the Sunset Cemetery to Sunset
  • Winslow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lechee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lechee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lechee
    • Lechee is located in Coconino County
  • Winslow West
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow West have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow West
    • Winslow West is located in Coconino County
  • Meteor City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meteor City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meteor City
    • Meteor City is located in Coconino County
  • Joseph City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sunshine
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Sunshine is located in Coconino County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sunshine
    • From the Sunset Cemetery to Sunshine
  • Two Guns ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Leupp
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Canyon Diablo ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Tolani Lake
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

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 Sunset 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 Sunset Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1851964  (Sunset Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1851964 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: Winslow
    • County: Navajo         Elev: 1492
    • Location given for GNIS #1851964 (Sunset Cemetery)

The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Navajo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sunset Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0468, Longitude: -110.6599    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Joseph City and Holbrook. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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