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A visit to the Sunrise Memorial 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 Sunrise Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunrise Memorial Gardens:

43.2142, -86.2009

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunrise Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Sunrise Memorial Gardens is located in Muskegon County<2>.

The county seat for Muskegon County is located in Muskegon. Muskegon lies just to the west northwest of the Sunrise Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sunrise Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunrise Memorial Gardens.<4>

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

  • Restlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Restlawn Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Restlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Muskegon.
    • The Restlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1461 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Muskegon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #476 <5>
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Muskegon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1297 <5>
  • Shady Rest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Shady Rest Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Mona View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mona View Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona View Cemetery
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • Norton Shores Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Norton Shores Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Shores Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Muskegon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #885 <5>
  • St. Gregory's Episcopal Church Courtyard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Egelston Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Egelston Twp. Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egelston Twp. Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Laketon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Laketon Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon Cemetery
    • Bear Lake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bear Lake Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake Cemetery
    • Fruitport Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fruitport Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitport Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Sullivan Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Sullivan Twp. Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Twp. Cemetery
    • Horton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Horton Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Fruitland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fruitland Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Cemetery
    • Spring Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunrise Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunrise Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Muskegon Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Muskegon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Roosevelt Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Norton Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Muskegon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolf Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
  • Fruitport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dalton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dalton is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Sullivan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Ferrysburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Spring Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Grand Haven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Morgan Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
    • Twin Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lakewood Club
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Lakewood Club is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Club
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
    • Nunica
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ravenna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Slocum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Slocum is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Sitka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sitka is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
    • Whitehall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Montague
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sylvan Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sylvan Beach is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Beach
    • Wabaningo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wabaningo is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaningo

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 Sunrise Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Muskegon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunrise Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Sunrise Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Muskegon 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 Sunrise Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #639091  (Sunrise Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #639091 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: Muskegon
      • Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Muskegon East
      • Location given for Sunrise Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 43.2141825     Lon: -86.2008902
      • 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 Michigan's counties, including Muskegon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sunrise Memorial Gardens) 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.
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