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 #93874).
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:
39.1814, -96.5916
The Sunset Cemetery is located in Riley County<2>.
The county seat for Riley County is located in Manhattan. Manhattan lies just to the north northeast 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 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Sunset Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunset Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunrise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Houston Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stillman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rebekah IOOF Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thierer Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eureka Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley View Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kansas Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Sedalia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Ogden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meacham - Van Antwarp Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. George Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. George Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
- Carnahan - Garrison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Briggs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Briggs Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Sunset Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunset Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Manhattan
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eureka Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland has also been known as:
- Ashland Bottoms
- Keats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zeandale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint George
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grandview Plaza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
- Wamego
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Louisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <5>
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- Riley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Milford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fostoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Walsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leonardville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wreford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wreford is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
- McFarland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
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 Riley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunset Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Sunset Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Junction City
- Leonardville
- Louisville
- Manhattan
- Milford
- Ogden
- Olsburg
- Randolph
- Riley
- Riley lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sunset Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Riley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Saint George
- Wamego
- Westmoreland
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 Kansas:
- Pages specific to Riley 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: #93874
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476374 (Sunset Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476374 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: Riley
- Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Manhattan
- Location given for Sunset Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1813859 Lon: -96.5933366
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Riley, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |