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A visit to the Sunny Hill 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 Sunny Hill Cemetery ...

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

41.6833, -93.7897

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

The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Des Moines. Des Moines lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Sunny Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sunny Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sunny Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hoff Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Hoff Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoff Cemetery
  • McDivitt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The McDivitt Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDivitt Cemetery
  • Ridgedale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Ridgedale Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kinsey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Kinsey Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey Cemetery
  • Rittgers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Rittgers Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittgers Cemetery
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
  • Davis Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Davis Farm Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Farm Cemetery
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
  • Waukee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
    • The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
    • McLaren's Resthaven Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95931 <5>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Glendale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Glendale Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glendale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Des Moines.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94875 <5>
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Polk City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Polk City Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Cemetery
    • Beebe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Beebe Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Cemetery
    • Snider Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Snider Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
    • Beaver Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Beaver Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
    • Huston Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Huston Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston Cemetery
    • Jordan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
    • Pinehill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Pinehill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill Cemetery
    • Highland Memory Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Crocker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Crocker Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker Cemetery
    • Lem Small Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Lem Small Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lem Small Cemetery
    • Hopkins Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 34 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunny Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Grimes
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Urbandale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Johnston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Herrold
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Herrold is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrold
  • Clive
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Granger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Andrews
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Andrews is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Waukee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Windsor Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Polk City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West Des Moines
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Saylorville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Saylorville is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Dallas Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Commerce
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Commerce is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Marquisville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Marquisville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquisville
    • Carney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Carney is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
    • Polk City Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
    • Des Moines
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ankeny
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • High Bridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • High Bridge is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
    • Booneville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Orillia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Orillia is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
    • Berwick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Berwick is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
    • Adel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Adel is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <6>
    • Van Meter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cumming
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lakewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakewood is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Xenia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Xenia is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
    • Country Estate Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Woodward
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Alleman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Alleman is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Sheldahl
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Sheldahl is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Madrid
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Minburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Minburn is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people

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 Sunny Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Sunny Hill Cemetery: