A visit to the Sunset Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sunset Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sunset Cemetery (FG ID #87088).
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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunset Cemetery:
38.3933, -87.2068
The Sunset Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Petersburg. Petersburg lies just to the north northwest of the Sunset Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunset Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sunset Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunset Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bruster Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sugar Ridge Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge Cemetery
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hedges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hedges Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges Cemetery
- Beadles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Odd Fellow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Odd Fellow Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellow Cemetery
- Corn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Corn Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Vincent Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McClure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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:
- Winslow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whiteoak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glezen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakland City Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Velpen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Algiers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dongola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Highbank Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Spurgeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Stendal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Oatsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zoar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ireland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Somerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Francisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Mackey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 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 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 Sunset Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Oakland City
- Otwell
- Petersburg
- Winslow
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- 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 Sunset Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #87088
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #444422 (Sunset Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #444422 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: 164 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winslow
- Location given for Sunset Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3933831 Lon: -87.2069529
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset 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. |