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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 ...

The Sunwest Cemetery is located in Maricopa County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Beth El Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 <2>
  • Goodyear Farms Historic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <2>
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
    (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 <2>
  • 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
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pioneer & Memorial Park Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    • 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
    • Russian Molokan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    • Valley of the Sun Memorial Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <2>
    • 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 <2>
    • 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

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 alphabetically:

  • Arrowhead Ranch
    • Arrowhead Ranch is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Ranch
  • Avondale
  • Canyon Village
    • Canyon Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Village
  • Cheyenne Village
    • Cheyenne Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Village
  • Citrus Park
    • Citrus Park is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
  • El Mirage
  • Glendale
  • Liberty Village
    • Liberty Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Village
  • Litchfield Park
  • Peacock Village
    • Peacock Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Village
  • Peoria Polynesian Village
  • Peoria
    • 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 <4>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...

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 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 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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <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 from Point A (ie- Sunwest Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.