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A visit to the Sunny Side Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sunny Side Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sunny Side Cemetery (FG ID #102622)

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 Sunny Side Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunny Side Cemetery

Lat:   47.3883°   (47° 23' 17")

Lon:   -103.9478°   (-103° 56' 52")

The Sunny Side Cemetery is located in McKenzie County<2>.

The county seat for McKenzie County is located in Watford City. Watford City lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Sunny Side Cemetery .

Name Variations for Sunny Side Cemetery ...

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.

Sunny Side Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Sunnyside Cemetery

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 18 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Sunny Side Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunny Side Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • South Side Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Side Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Side Cemetery is located in Golden Valley County
  • Been Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Poker Jim Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poker Jim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poker Jim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Poker Jim Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
  • Blue Mtn. Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Crane Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Richland Memorial Park
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Newlon Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Richland County (MT)
  • Plain View Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plain View Cemetery is located in Golden Valley County
  • Sidney Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Red Wing Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Wing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Wing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Wing Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • Grand View Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grand View Cemetery is located in Dawson County (MT)
    • Spring Grove Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • Brorson Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wibaux County Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 6 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Sunny Side Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunny Side Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Sunny Side Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McKenzie County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunny Side Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Savage
    • Savage lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sunny Side Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Savage.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Sidney
    • Sidney lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sunny Side Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sidney.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Wibaux
    • Wibaux lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sunny Side Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wibaux.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wibaux

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 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 Sunny Side Cemetery:

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 Sunny Side Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1035195  (Sunny Side Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1035195 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: Squaw Gap
    • County: McKenzie         Elev: 753
    • Location given for GNIS #1035195 (Sunny Side Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #102622

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/

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 Dakota's counties, including McKenzie, 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' (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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sunny Side Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3883, Longitude: -103.9478    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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