A visit to the Sunset 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 Sunset Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunset Memorial Gardens:
46.8900, -114.1013
The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Missoula County<1>.
The county seat for Missoula County is located in Missoula. Missoula lies just to the east southeast of the Sunset Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 18 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunset Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Post Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Post Cemetery is located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Cemetery
- Missoula Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- Frenchtown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Frenchtown Cemetery is located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown Cemetery
- Woodman Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florence - Carlton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jocko Valley Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Riverview Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fish Creek Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- The Fish Creek Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Cemetery
- St. Ignatius Old Catholic Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tarkio Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- The Tarkio Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio Cemetery
- The Tarkio Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fold of Messiah Cemetery
- Tarkio Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278496 <4>
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 14 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunset Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- De Smet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grass Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orchard Homes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Homes is located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Homes
- Travois Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Travois Village is located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travois Village
- Wye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Missoula
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Missoula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lolo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Evaro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Evaro is located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaro
- Milltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Piltzville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bonner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Huson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Missoula County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunset Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lolo
- Lolo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the South (S) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lolo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolo
- Missoula
- Saint Ignatius
- Stevensville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Montana:
- Pages specific to Missoula 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 Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #791718 (Sunset Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #791718 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: Missoula
- Est. Elev: 979 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northwest Missoula
- Location given for Sunset Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 46.8904788 Lon: -114.1015012
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Missoula, 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' (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- Sunset Memorial Gardens) 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. |
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