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A visit to the Sunwest 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 Sunwest Cemetery ...

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

33.6213, -112.3316

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

The Sunwest Cemetery is located in Maricopa County<2>.

The county seat for Maricopa County is located in Phoenix. Phoenix lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southeast of the Sunwest Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sunwest Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Sunwest Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sunland Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Sunland Memorial Park is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland Memorial Park
  • White Tanks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The White Tanks Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Tanks Cemetery
    • The White Tanks Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maricopa Cemetery
    • Maricopa County Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1806953 <5>
  • Heath Grave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Heath Grave is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Grave
  • Russian Molokan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodyear Farms Historic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Glendale Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Glendale Memorial Park is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glendale Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Glendale.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57020 <5>
  • West Resthaven Park Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The West Resthaven Park Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Resthaven Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Resthaven Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Glendale.
    • The West Resthaven Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Resthaven Cemetery
    • Resthaven Park West Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57098 <5>
  • Home Mission Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Home Mission Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Mission Cemetery
    • The Home Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sleeping Bride Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Phoenix Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Phoenix Memorial Park is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Memorial Park
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
  • Work Circle Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Work Circle Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Work Circle Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Beth El Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Phoenix.
      • The Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
      • Memory Lawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57026 <5>
    • City Loosley Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The City Loosley Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Loosley Cemetery
    • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pioneer & Memorial Park Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
    • Porter Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
    • Valley of the Sun Memorial Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
      • The National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona has also been known as:
      • Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109431 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunwest Cemetery.

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

  • El Mirage
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sun City West
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Youngtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Surprise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sun City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Westbrook Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Westbrook Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
  • Sunset Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
  • Peoria Polynesian Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Peacock Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Peacock Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Village
  • Peoria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Peoria is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <6>
  • Waddell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Village II
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer Village II is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village II
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Citrus Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Citrus Park is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
    • Litchfield Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Arrowhead Ranch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Arrowhead Ranch is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Ranch
    • Liberty Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Liberty Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Village
    • Tiki Tai Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tiki Tai Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiki Tai Village
    • Glendale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheyenne Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Cheyenne Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Village
    • Avondale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Tolleson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Canyon Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Canyon Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Village

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 Sunwest Cemetery. The following communities are located in Maricopa County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sunwest Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arizona:
  • Pages specific to Maricopa 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 Sunwest Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #4504  (Eternal Valley Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #4504 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: Maricopa
      • Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: El Mirage
      • Location given for Eternal Valley Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 33.6214273     Lon: -112.3318269
      • 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 Arizona's counties, including Maricopa, 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' (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- Sunwest 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.