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A visit to the Sunset Memorial Park ...


The location of the Sunset Memorial Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Memorial Park ...

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

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

Lat:   35.5993°   (35° 35' 57")

Lon:   -77.6405°   (-77° 38' 25")

The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Pitt County<2>.

The county seat for Pitt County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Sunset Memorial Park .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Pitt County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Sunset Memorial Park itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunset Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunset Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Farmville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
      • Farmville is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
    • Walstonburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
      • Walstonburg is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Fountain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <4>
    • Maury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
      • Maury is located in Greene County
    • Sharp Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
      • Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
    • Cobb Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
      • Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
    • Saratoga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
      • Saratoga is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
    • Falkland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
      • Falkland is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Snow Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
      • Snow Hill is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <4>
    • Stantonsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Macclesfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Renston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
      • Renston is located in Pitt County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Hookerton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hookerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookerton
        • Hookerton is located in Greene County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hookerton <4>
      • Rountree
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
        • Rountree is located in Pitt County
      • Red Oak
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
        • Red Oak is located in Pitt County
      • Eureka
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Eureka is located in Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Summerfield
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
        • Summerfield is located in Pitt County
      • Pinetops
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Glenfield
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
        • Glenfield is located in Greene County
      • Winterville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Greenville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
        • Greenville is located in Pitt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
      • Eastwood
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
        • Eastwood is located in Wilson County
      • Ayden
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
        • Ayden is located in Pitt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <4>
      • Ripple City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripple City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
        • Ripple City is located in Pitt County
      • House
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
        • House is located in Pitt 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 Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pitt County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Sunset Memorial Park.<5>

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

    • Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crestlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crestlawn Memorial Gardens is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
    • Hollywood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollywood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Cemetery
    • Forest Hills Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Hills Cemetery is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hills Cemetery
    • Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
    • Free Union Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eason Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Maury Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Maury Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maury Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Maury.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maury Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2386125 <6>
    • Varnell Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Snow Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Hill Cemetery
    • Edmondson Family Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pineview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Pineview Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
      • The Pineview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pinetops Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pineview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2223640 <6>
    • Eureka Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Rainbow Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rainbow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rainbow Cemetery is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rainbow Cemetery
      • Artis Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Artis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Artis Cemetery is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Artis Cemetery
      • Toisnot Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toisnot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Toisnot Cemetery is located in Wilson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toisnot Cemetery
      • Jackson Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Pitt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Brownhill Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brownhill Cemetery is located in Pitt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownhill Cemetery
      • Gleenwood Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gleenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gleenwood Cemetery is located in Pitt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gleenwood Cemetery
      • Rest Haven Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Wilson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Cemetery
      • Greenwood Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

    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 Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1003659  (Sunset Memorial Park)
      • Note: GNIS record #1003659 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: Walstonburg
      • County: Pitt         Elev: 26
      • Location given for GNIS #1003659 (Sunset Memorial Park)

    The official website for Pitt County: www.co.pitt.nc.us/

    The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 North Carolina's counties, including Pitt, 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 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 Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5993, Longitude: -77.6405       In this case, the coordinates for the Sunset Memorial Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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