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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sunset Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   39.9573°   (39° 57' 26")

Lon:   -91.4049°   (-91° 24' 17")

The Sunset Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.

The county seat for Adams County is located in Quincy. Quincy lies just to the south southeast of the Sunset 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 Sunset Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
    • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Valley of Peace Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley of Peace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley of Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Valley of Peace Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Greenmount Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenmount Cemetery
    • The Greenmount Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • The Greenmount Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Green Mount Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105902 <5>
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Quincy National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quincy National Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quincy National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Quincy National Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens is located in Adams County
  • Powell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Laughlin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laughlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laughlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Laughlin Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Kemp Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kemp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kemp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kemp Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Ellington Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellington Church Cemetery
      • The Ellington Church Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • The Ellington Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ellington Home Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #411293 <5>
    • Quincy Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quincy Memorial Park
      • The Quincy Memorial Park is located in Adams County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Quincy Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Quincy.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107605 <5>
    • Voorhees Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Voorhees Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Voorhees Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Voorhees Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Melrose Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melrose Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melrose Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Melrose Chapel Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Booth Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Booth Memorial Cemetery
      • The Booth Memorial Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • The Booth Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Booth Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104823 <5>

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 Sunset Cemetery.

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

  • Quincy
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ewbanks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
    • Ewbanks is located in Adams County
  • Taylor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • La Grange
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
    • La Grange is located in Lewis County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <6>
  • Marblehead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
    • Marblehead is located in Adams County
  • Burton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Burton is located in Adams County
  • Fowler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fowler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
    • Fowler is located in Adams County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <6>
  • Ursa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Maywood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
    • Maywood is located in Lewis County (MO)
  • Paloma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mendon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marcelline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
    • Marcelline is located in Adams County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Weber
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
      • Weber is located in Lewis County (MO)
    • Palmyra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Marion County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <6>
    • Dodge City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
      • Dodge City is located in Marion County (MO)
    • Helton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
      • Helton is located in Marion County (MO)
    • Payson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Adams
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Adams County
    • Fall Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fall Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
      • Fall Creek is located in Adams County
    • Columbus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Canton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Lewis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
    • Coatsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coatsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsburg
      • Coatsburg is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatsburg <6>
    • Durham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Lewis County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <6>
    • Meyer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
      • Meyer is located in Adams County
    • Lima
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gilead
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Lewis County (MO)

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 Sunset Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Sunset Cemetery:

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 Sunset Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #419408  (Sunset Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #419408 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Quincy West
    • County: Adams         Elev: 164
    • Location given for GNIS #419408 (Sunset Cemetery)

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sunset Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9573, Longitude: -91.4049       In this case, the coordinates for the Sunset Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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