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A visit to the Valley of the Sun 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 Valley of the Sun Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley of the Sun Cemetery:

33.2337, -111.8475

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

The Valley of the Sun Cemetery is located in Maricopa County<2>.

The county seat for Maricopa County is located in Phoenix. Phoenix lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Valley of the Sun Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Valley of the Sun Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Valley of the Sun Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stotonic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Stotonic Cemetery is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotonic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stotonic Cemetery is located in Stotonic.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371843 <5>
  • Bapchule Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sweetwater Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • West Casa Blanca Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The West Casa Blanca Cemetery is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Casa Blanca Cemetery
    • The West Casa Blanca Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cowboy Cemetery
  • St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Gilbert.
    • The Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57094 <5>
  • Guadalupe Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Cemetery
  • C.H. Cook Memorial Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • East Sacaton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The East Sacaton Cemetery is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sacaton Cemetery
  • Sacaton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sacaton Cemetery is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacaton Cemetery
  • Twin Buttes Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Twin Buttes Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes Cemetery
    • The Twin Buttes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maricopa County Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57058 <5>
  • Tempe Double Butte Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Resthaven Park East Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Resthaven Park East Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Park East Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Park East Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Phoenix.
      • The Resthaven Park East Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Resthaven / Carr - Tenney Memorial Gardens
      • Resthaven Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57097 <5>
    • City of Mesa Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The City of Mesa Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Mesa Cemetery
    • Mesa City Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Mesa City Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa City Cemetery
    • Green Acres Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Governor Hunt Tomb
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Governor Hunt Tomb is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Hunt Tomb
    • Cross Cut Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cross Cut Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut Cemetery
      • The Cross Cut Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cactus Mound Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167539 <5>
    • Mountain View Memorial Gardens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valley of the Sun Cemetery.

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

  • Sun Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Santan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Santan is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santan
  • Stotonic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stotonic is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotonic
    • Stotonic has also been known as:
    • Stetonic
    • Stotonik
  • Chandler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bapchule
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sweetwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sweetwater is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Sonora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Corona Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Corona Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona Village
  • Casa Blanca
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Casa Blanca is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
  • Higley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilbert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Kyrene
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kyrene is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrene
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Chandler Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sanokai Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sanokai Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanokai Village
    • Ahwatukee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ahwatukee is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahwatukee
    • Guadalupe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sacaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Queen Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Summer Place Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Summer Place Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place Village
    • Mesa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Mesa is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <6>
    • Royal Palm Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Royal Palm Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm 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 Valley of the Sun Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Maricopa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley of the Sun Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Chandler
  • Gilbert
    • Gilbert lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Valley of the Sun Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gilbert.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Guadalupe
  • Higley
    • Higley lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Valley of the Sun Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Higley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higley
  • Mesa
    • Mesa lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Valley of the Sun Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mesa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
  • Queen Creek
  • Sacaton
    • Sacaton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Valley of the Sun Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sacaton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacaton
  • Sun Lakes
  • Tempe
    • Tempe lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Valley of the Sun Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tempe.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tempe

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 websites either 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 Valley of the Sun 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 Valley of the Sun Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #15181  (Valley of the Sun Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #15181 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: 369 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gila Butte
      • Location given for Valley of the Sun Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 33.2336622     Lon: -111.8476382
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valley of the Sun 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.