A visit to the Sunset Memory Gardens ...
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 Memory Gardens ...
The Sunset Memory Gardens is located in Leavenworth County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Delaware Cemetery
- The Delaware Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
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- Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
- The Green Cemetery is located in Platte County (MO)
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- Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
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- High Prairie Cemetery
- The High Prairie Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
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- Kickapoo Memorial Cemetery
- Kickapoo Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Lansing Cemetery
- The Lansing Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
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- Leavenworth National Cemetery
- Little Stranger Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Muncie Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
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- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
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- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph of the Valley Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961919 <2>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
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- Schrimpf Family Cemetery
- Starns Cemetery
- The Starns Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
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- Starns Family Cemetery
- The Starns Family Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
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- Thorn Hill Cemetery
- The Thorn Hill Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
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- United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth Cemetery
- Van Winkler Cemetery
- The Van Winkler Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 alphabetically:
- Bain City
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
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- Basehor
- East Leavenworth
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
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- Easton
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Fairmount
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
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- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Farley
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Highland
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
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- Hoge
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
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- Iatan
- Iatan is located in Platte County (MO)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jarbalo
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
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- Kickapoo
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
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- Lansing
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leavenworth
- Lowemont
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
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- Oak Mills
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
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- Piper
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
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- Platte City
- Port Williams
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
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- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Potter
- Potter is located in Atchison County
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- Springdale
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
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- Stillings
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
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- Tracy
- Tracy is located in Platte County (MO)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Waldron
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
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- Wallula
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
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- West Platte
- West Platte is located in Platte County (MO)
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- Weston
- Woodruff
- Woodruff is located in Platte County (MO)
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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 Leavenworth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunset Memory Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Easton
- Leavenworth
- Platte City
- Potter
- Weston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Kansas:
- Pages specific to Leavenworth 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 Memory Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #478399 (Sunset Memory Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #478399 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: Leavenworth
- Est. Elev: 332 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leavenworth
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Leavenworth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Memory Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |