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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 Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   45.1830°   (45° 10' 58")

Lon:   -94.2419°   (-94° 14' 30")

The Sunset Cemetery is located in Wright County<2>.

The county seat for Wright County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east of the Sunset Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sunset Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Crow River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crow River Cemetery is located in Wright County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wright County
  • Apostolic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apostolic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apostolic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Wright County
  • National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the National Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The National Cemetery is located in Wright County
  • Our Savior Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Savior Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Savior Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Our Savior Cemetery is located in Wright County
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Wright County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Meeker County
  • Lake Arvilla Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Arvilla Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Arvilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lake Arvilla Cemetery is located in Meeker County
  • South Kingston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Kingston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Kingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Kingston Cemetery is located in Meeker County
  • Lake Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lake Union Cemetery is located in Meeker County
  • Redeemer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redeemer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redeemer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Redeemer Cemetery is located in Meeker County
  • Little Swan Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Swan Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Swan Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Swan Lake Cemetery is located in Meeker County
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    • Talbot Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Talbot Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Talbot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Talbot Cemetery is located in Meeker County
    • Swan Lake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swan Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swan Lake Cemetery is located in Meeker County
    • Albion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Albion Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • St. Ignatius Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ignatius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Ignatius Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • North Kingston Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Kingston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Kingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Kingston Cemetery is located in Meeker County
    • Swedish Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swedish Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Alamaa Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alamaa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alamaa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alamaa Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • West Kingston Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Kingston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Kingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Kingston Cemetery is located in Meeker County
    • Dassel Community Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dassel Community Cemetery
      • The Dassel Community Cemetery is located in Meeker County
      • The Dassel Community Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dassel Cemetery
    • Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Cokato Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cokato Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cokato Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cokato Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Watson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Sylvan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sylvan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sylvan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sylvan Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Mt. Herman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Herman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Herman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Grace Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grace Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Wright County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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.

  • Kingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Kingston is located in Meeker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Dassel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dassel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dassel
    • Dassel is located in Meeker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,472 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dassel <5>
  • Cokato
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Albright
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright
    • Albright is located in Wright County
  • Annandale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
    • Annandale is located in Wright County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annandale <5>
  • South Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
    • South Haven is located in Wright County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Haven <5>
  • Albion Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
    • Albion Center is located in Wright County
  • Darwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
    • Darwin is located in Meeker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darwin <5>
  • Kimball
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Kimball is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <5>
  • Smith Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smith Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Lake
    • Smith Lake is located in Wright County
  • Fairhaven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Fairhaven is located in Stearns County
  • Howard Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Forest City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Meeker County
    • Rassat
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rassat
      • Rassat is located in Wright County
    • Maple Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake
      • Maple Lake is located in Wright County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Lake <5>
    • Watkins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
      • Watkins is located in Meeker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins <5>
    • Litchfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Waverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Wright 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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wright County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1815421  (Sunset Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1815421 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: French Lake
    • County: Wright         Elev: 323
    • Location given for GNIS #1815421 (Sunset Cemetery)

The official website for Wright County: www.co.wright.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.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 Minnesota's counties, including Wright, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sunset Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1830, Longitude: -94.2419       In this case, the coordinates for the Sunset Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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