A visit to the Sunsine United Methodist Church (UMC) Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sunshine UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sunshine UMC Cemetery (FG ID #1979139).
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 Sunshine UMC Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunshine UMC Cemetery:
33.1097, -83.6162
The Sunshine UMC Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the northwest of Gray.
The cemetery is located in Jones County<3>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Gray. Gray lies just to the southeast of the Sunshine UMC Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunshine UMC Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sunshine UMC Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunshine UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Risby Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gordon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Gordon Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ammons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Big O Ranch Redding Family Estate Grounds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Crutchfield Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Paul AME Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wayside Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon - Anderson Barron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Fullerton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fullerton Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton Cemetery
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hillsboro Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Cemetery
- Lewis Loyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Loyd Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Loyd Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Clawson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Clawson Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson Cemetery
- John H Tillman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- John H Tilman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holland B Speller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Finney Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bullington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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] of the Sunshine UMC Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunshine UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Round Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bradley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ethridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fortville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Morton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Juliette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haddock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Resseaus Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bolingbroke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brown's Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Smarr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Keys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meriwether
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dennis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hallwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Sunshine UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunshine UMC Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Flovilla
- Gray
- Gray lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Sunshine UMC Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Macon
- Monticello
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 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 Sunshine UMC Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Jones County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the United Methodist Church (UMC) ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Sunshine UMC Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the United Methodist Church. See their website at:
- The United Methodist Church
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 Sunshine UMC Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1979139
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunshine UMC Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |