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A visit to the Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sunnyside Cemetery (FG ID #102625)

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 Sunnyside Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   47.7780°   (47° 46' 40")

Lon:   -99.9615°   (-99° 57' 41")

The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Wells County<2>.

The county seat for Wells County is located in Fessenden. Fessenden lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Sunnyside Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Sunnyside Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sunnyside Cemetery.

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

  • Harvey
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
    • Harvey is located in Wells County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <7>
  • Selz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Martin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Anamoose
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamoose have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamoose
    • Anamoose is located in McHenry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamoose <7>
  • Fessenden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fessenden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fessenden
    • Fessenden is located in Wells County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fessenden <7>
  • Esmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmond have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
    • Esmond is located in Benson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esmond <7>
  • Hamberg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamberg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamberg
    • Hamberg is located in Wells County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamberg <7>
  • Funston
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Drake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
    • Drake is located in McHenry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drake <7>
  • Goodrich
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Goodrich is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich <7>
  • Hurdsfield
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdsfield
    • Hurdsfield is located in Wells County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurdsfield <7>
  • Chaseley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

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 Sunnyside Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wells County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Balfour
  • Bowdon
    • Bowdon lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sunnyside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bowdon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
  • Cathay
    • Cathay lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sunnyside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cathay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathay
  • Drake
    • Drake lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sunnyside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drake.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
  • Esmond
    • Esmond lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Sunnyside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Esmond.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
  • Fessenden
  • Goodrich
  • Harvey
    • Harvey lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sunnyside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Harvey.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Hurdsfield
  • Maddock

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 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 Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1032390  (Sunnyside Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1032390 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: Harvey
    • County: Wells         Elev: 487
    • Location given for GNIS #1032390 (Sunnyside Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #102625

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 Wells, 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 obstructions 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 Sunnyside Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7780, Longitude: -99.9615    
<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.