A visit to the Sunset Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sunset Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sunset Memorial Park (FG ID #48890).
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 Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunset Memorial Park:
35.3205, -81.9076
The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Rutherfordton. Rutherfordton lies just to the northwest of the Sunset Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunset Memorial Park.
Name Variations for Sunset Memorial Park ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Sunset Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Eternal Hills Memorial Park
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Sunset Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunset Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- St. Paul AME Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wells Springs UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whiteside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spindale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tanners Grove United Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs Holiness Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morrow Curve Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- M & T Ministries Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rutherfordton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grays Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kistlers Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trout Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Joshua Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bostic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Shiloh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Bakersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spindale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Alexander Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Forest City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sandy Mush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Bostic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherfordton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Caroleen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellenboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cliffside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Six Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
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. The following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunset Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forest City
- Rutherfordton
- Spindale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Park:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 Park:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #48890
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #995711 (Sunset Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #995711 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rutherfordton South
- Location given for Sunset Memorial Park:
- Lat: 35.3203985 Lon: -81.9070488
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset Memorial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |