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:
39.6234, -90.7710
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies just to the west southwest 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sunny Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunny Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Howland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Howland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Cemetery
- Pittsfield West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tripp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tripp Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp Cemetery
- Pettis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pettis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettis Cemetery
- Tamsett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tamsett Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamsett Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Kent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Simpkins - Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maysville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Maysville Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Goodin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Time Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Time Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time Cemetery
- Blue River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blue River Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Pittsfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Time
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Time is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Detroit
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Detroit is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Griggsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Valley City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Summer Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Baylis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Perry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- El Dara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nebo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Naples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Rockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Straut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Straut is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- Pearl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barry
(15 miles [24.1 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 Sunny Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunny Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barry
- Barry lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sunny Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Baylis
- Bluffs
- Griggsville
- Milton
- Naples
- Nebo
- Nebo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Sunny Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nebo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Perry
- Pittsfield
- Pleasant Hill
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 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:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Sunny Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1852496 (Sunny Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1852496 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pittsfield
- Location given for Sunny Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.623381 Lon: -90.7709615
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Pike, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunny Hill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |