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A visit to the Sunset Memory Gardens ...


The location of the Sunset Memory Gardens has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Memory Gardens ...

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

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

Lat:   40.4392°   (40° 26' 21")

Lon:   -86.1583°   (-86° 9' 29")

The Sunset Memory Gardens is located in Howard County<2>.

The county seat for Howard County is located in Kokomo. Kokomo lies just to the north northeast of the Sunset Memory Gardens .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Memory Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Indiana:
  • Pages specific to Howard County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Sunset Memory Gardens itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunset Memory Gardens.

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

    • Alto
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Howard County
    • Indian Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
      • Indian Heights is located in Howard County
    • Kokomo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
      • Kokomo is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <4>
    • Oakford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
      • Oakford is located in Howard County
    • West Middleton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
      • West Middleton is located in Howard County
    • Sharpsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
      • Sharpsville is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <4>
    • Russiaville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Groomsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
      • Groomsville is located in Tipton County
    • Hemlock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
      • Hemlock is located in Howard County
    • Vermont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
      • Vermont is located in Howard County
    • Judson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Howard County
    • Nevada
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
      • Nevada is located in Tipton County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Cassville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
        • Cassville is located in Howard County
      • Galveston
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
        • Galveston is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <4>
      • Guy
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
        • Guy is located in Howard County
      • Forest
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
        • Forest is located in Clinton County
      • Goldsmith
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
        • Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
      • Greentown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
        • Greentown is located in Howard County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <4>
      • Kempton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
        • Kempton is located in Tipton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
      • Windfall City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windfall City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
        • Windfall City is located in Tipton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
      • Windfall
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Plevna
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
        • Plevna is located in Howard County
      • Scircleville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
        • Scircleville is located in Clinton County
      • Tipton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Miami
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Burlington
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Middlefork
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
        • Middlefork is located in Clinton County

    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 Memory Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Howard County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Forest
      • Forest lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Sunset Memory Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Forest.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Galveston
    • Greentown
    • Kempton
      • Kempton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sunset Memory Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kempton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
    • Kokomo
      • Kokomo lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Sunset Memory Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kokomo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
    • Russiaville
    • Tipton
      • Tipton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sunset Memory Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tipton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
    • Windfall

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sunset Memory Gardens.<5>

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

    • Albright Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Albright Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albright Cemetery
    • Twin Spring Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Twin Spring Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Spring Cemetery
    • Crown Point Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Park is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Barnett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnett Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Poff Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poff Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poff Cemetery
    • Price Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Price Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Sharp Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sharp Cemetery is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Cemetery
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Rush Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rush Cemetery is located in Howard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Cemetery
      • Normanda Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Normanda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Normanda Cemetery is located in Tipton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Normanda Cemetery
      • Turner Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Turner Cemetery is located in Tipton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Chandler Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chandler Cemetery is located in Howard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
      • Cassville Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cassville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cassville Cemetery is located in Miami County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cassville Cemetery
      • Meeks Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Meeks Cemetery is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meeks Cemetery
      • North Union Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Union Cemetery is located in Howard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Union Cemetery
      • South Union Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The South Union Cemetery is located in Howard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Union Cemetery
      • St. Paul Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • Bacon Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stewart Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Tipton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
      • Goar Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Goar Cemetery is located in Tipton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goar Cemetery
      • Freeman Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Howard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
      • Greenlawn Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Howard County
        • The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Greentown Cemetery
        • Walberg Cemetery
        • Wooters Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85209 <6>
      • Mast - Hensler Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mast - Hensler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mast - Hensler Cemetery is located in Howard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mast - Hensler Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Memory Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #444428  (Sunset Memory Gardens)
      • Note: GNIS record #444428 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: Kokomo West
      • County: Howard         Elev: 255
      • Location given for GNIS #444428 (Sunset Memory Gardens)

    The official website for Howard County: www.co.howard.in.us/

    The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 Indiana's counties, including Howard, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sunset Memory Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4392, Longitude: -86.1583       In this case, the coordinates for the Sunset Memory Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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