A visit to the Sunset Cemetery ...
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 Cemetery ...
The Sunset Cemetery is located in Cleveland County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adams Cemetery
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Earl.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247407 <2>
- Archibald Graham Cemetery
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Cleveland Memorial Park
- Community Baptist Church Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
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- Elizabeth Cemetery
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
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- Ellis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Golden Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
- Lattimore Cemetery
- The Lattimore Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
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- McBrayer Cemetery
- The McBrayer Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrayer Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
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- New Prospect Cemetery
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
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- Patterson Springs Baptist Cemetery
- Patterson Springs Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
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- Ross Grove Cemetery
- The Ross Grove Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
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- Sharon Cemetery
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
- Webb Memorial Lawns
- The Webb Memorial Lawns is located in Cleveland County
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- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunset Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Beam Mill
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
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- Boiling Springs
- Briarwood Townhouses
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
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- Brittain Village
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
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- Campcall
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
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- Dover
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
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- Durbro ‑ Historic
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
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- Earl
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Elizabeth City
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
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- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
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- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
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- Kingstown
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lattimore
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Lawndale
- Light Oak
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
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- Mooresboro
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Patterson Springs
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
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- Sharon
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County
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- Shelby
- Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
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- Stubbs
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
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- Village Square Townhouses
- Waco
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Wilson ‑ Historic
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
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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 Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cleveland 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 turn to 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cleveland 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #995705 (Sunset Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #995705 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: Cleveland
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelby
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Cleveland, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunset Cemetery) 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. |