A visit to the Sunset Burial Park ...
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 Burial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunset Burial Park:
38.5462, -90.3404
The Sunset Burial Park is located in Saint Louis County<1>.
The county seat for Saint Louis County is located in Clayton. Clayton lies just to the north of the Sunset Burial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunset Burial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> of the Sunset Burial Park.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunset Burial Park, with the nearest first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Our Redeemer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Our Redeemer Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Redeemer Cemetery
- Sappington Grave Yard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sappington Grave Yard is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappington Grave Yard
- Father Dickson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Sturdy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Sturdy Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Sturdy Cemetery
- Eddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Eddy Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- St. Lucas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Evangelical UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Park Lawn Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lawn Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oakdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- New Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The New Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Gatewood Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New St. Marcus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The New St. Marcus Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New St. Marcus Cemetery
- St. Marcus Cemetery (New)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lakewood Park Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Park Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Sunset Burial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunset Burial Park, with the nearest first:
- Lakeshire
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lakeshire is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,385 people
- Affton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grantwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grantwood Village is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
- Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Green Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- Saint George
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Saint George is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Estimated population in 2011: 1,336 people
- Wilbur Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilbur Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Marlborough
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marlborough is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
- Sappington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mehlville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
- Bella Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bella Villa is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Mackenzie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mackenzie is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackenzie
- Estimated population in 2018: 131 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shrewsbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
- Crestwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunset Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Webster Groves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ivory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ivory is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Lemay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mattese
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Rock Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carondelet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kirkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Burial Park. The following communities are located in Saint Louis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunset Burial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brentwood
- Kirkwood
- Maplewood
- Webster Groves
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 Sunset Burial Park:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Saint Louis 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 Burial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #756771 (Sunset Burial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #756771 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: St. Louis
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Webster Groves
- Location given for Sunset Burial Park:
- Lat: 38.5464418 Lon: -90.3401165
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset Burial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |