A visit to the Sunset Memorial 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 Sunset Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery:
38.3134, -88.9615
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the east of the Sunset Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunset Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sunset Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunset Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Slade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Slade Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade Cemetery
- Wolf Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wolf Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Prairie Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shiloh Cemetery
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oddfellows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellows Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Rightnower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rightnower Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightnower Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Hickory Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hickory Hill Cemetery
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- South Hickory Hill Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108327 <5>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Catherine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Catherine Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Catherine Cemetery
- Cub Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cub Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Prairie Cemetery
- Meddows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Meddows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meddows Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jennings Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jennings Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Farm 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 Sunset Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunset Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marcoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Mount Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Summersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Idlewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Jefferson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Roaches
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Dareville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Waltonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Opdyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Texico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scheller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Radom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Emerson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Walnut Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bluford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Kell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Richview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ashley
(12 miles [19.3 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 Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunset Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Ina
- Ina lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sunset Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Mount Vernon
- Waltonville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #419414 (Sunset Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419414 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Vernon
- Location given for Sunset Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3133829 Lon: -88.9614556
- 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 Jefferson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset Memorial 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> | 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. |