A visit to the Sunset HillCemetery ...
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 Sunset HillCemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunset HillCemetery:
37.7298, -88.5612
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunset HillCemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sunset HillCemetery is located in Saline County<2>.
The county seat for Saline County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies just to the east northeast of the Sunset HillCemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunset HillCemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sunset HillCemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunset HillCemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Ledford Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- Tuttle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
- Moore - Vinson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Moore - Vinson Family Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore - Vinson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore - Vinson Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Harrisburg.
- The Moore - Vinson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moore - Vinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106958 <5>
- Butler Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stricklin Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trout Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Trout Family Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Family Cemetery
- Gulley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gulley Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulley Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Simpson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kious Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kious Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kious Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Abney Family #2 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Winkleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Winkleman Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkleman Cemetery
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ebenezer Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bramlet Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Abney Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Abney Family Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney Family Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Read Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Read Family Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunset HillCemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunset HillCemetery, with the nearest first:
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Buena Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Gaskins City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Harrisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ledford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Muddy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carrier Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <6>
- Mitchellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Wasson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Raleigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Galatia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Saline City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Long Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Stonefort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Equality
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cornerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Herod
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCormick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Texas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
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 HillCemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saline County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunset HillCemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eldorado
- Equality
- Harrisburg
- Raleigh
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 helpful 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 HillCemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Saline 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 Sunset HillCemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #419413 (Sunset HillCemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419413 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: Saline
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harrisburg
- Location given for Sunset HillCemetery:
- Lat: 37.7297703 Lon: -88.5611633
- 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 Saline, 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 from Point A (ie- Sunset HillCemetery) 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. |