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A visit to the Sunnyslope 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 Sunnyslope Cemetery ...

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

38.1256, -102.3216

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

The Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Prowers County<2>.

The county seat for Prowers County is located in Lamar. Lamar lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the Sunnyslope Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sunnyslope Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Sunnyslope Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Amache Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Amache Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amache Cemetery
  • Granada Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Granada Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada Cemetery
  • Hartman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Hartman Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
  • Amity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Amity Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
  • Holly Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Holly Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
  • Coolidge Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • The Coolidge Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coolidge Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Coolidge (KS).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92233 <5>
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • The Wiley Cemetery is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sunnyvale Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sunnyvale Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyvale Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunnyvale Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of Syracuse (KS).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93872 <5>
    • Water Valley Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • The Water Valley Cemetery is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley Cemetery
    • Chivington Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Chivington Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington Cemetery
    • Hight Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Hight Cemetery is located in Bent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hight Cemetery
    • Garder Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Garder Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garder Cemetery
    • Sheridan Lake Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mathews Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mathews Cemetery is located in Greeley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mathews Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Tribune (KS).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310341 <5>
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Towner Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Towner Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sunnyslope Cemetery.

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

  • Granada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Grote
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grote is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grote
  • Hartman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Holly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kornman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Kornman is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornman
  • Lamar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lamar is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <6>
  • Coolidge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Wiley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Sheridan Lake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Big Bend
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Big Bend is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Water Valley
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Water Valley is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Chivington
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Chivington is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
  • Kanco ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kanco is located in Greeley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanco
  • McClave
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to 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 Sunnyslope Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prowers County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Chivington
  • Coolidge
  • Granada
  • Holly
    • Holly lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sunnyslope Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holly.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Wiley

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sunnyslope Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Prowers 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 Sunnyslope Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #203820  (Sunnyslope Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #203820 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: Prowers
      • Est. Elev: 1092 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Granada NE
      • Location given for Sunnyslope Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.125565     Lon: -102.3215787
      • 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 Colorado's counties, including Prowers, 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- Sunnyslope 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.