A visit to the Sunset 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 Sunset Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sunset Cemetery (FG ID #101513).
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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunset Cemetery:
41.5609, -98.1628
The Sunset Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cedar Rapids.
The cemetery is located in Boone County<2>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Albion. Albion lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Sunset Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunset Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Sunset Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunset Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunrise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Enfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Enfield Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield Cemetery
- Dublin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Main Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Redwing Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dennison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Dennison Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison Cemetery
- Albion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Albion Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery - North
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boone Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Akron Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Akron Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Grand View Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Calvary Cemetery - South
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- Skeedee Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- O'Connor Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wolbach Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolbach Cemetery is located in Greeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolbach Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- St. Edward Catholic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sunset Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunset Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cedar Rapids
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Primrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belgrade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Akron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spalding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Edward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vorhees
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wolbach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fullerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Brayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merchiston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Merchiston is located in Nance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchiston
- Greeley Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greeley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cushing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosenburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunset Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Belgrade
- Boone
- Boone lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sunset Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Cedar Rapids
- Cushing
- Fullerton
- Genoa
- Greeley
- Lindsay
- Newman Grove
- Palmer
- Petersburg
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Saint Edward
- Spalding
- Wolbach
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sunset Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #101513
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #833945 (Sunset Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #833945 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 558 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cedar Rapids
- Location given for Sunset Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5611242 Lon: -98.1608979
- 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 Nebraska's counties, including Boone, 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 obstructions 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 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Fullerton and Saint Edward. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |