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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 #101515)

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 ...

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

Lat:   41.8989°   (41° 53' 56")

Lon:   -103.7161°   (-103° 42' 57")

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

The county seat for Scotts Bluff County is located in Gering. Gering lies just to the south southeast of the Sunset Memorial Park .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 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.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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.

  • Haig
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Scottsbluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Terrytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gering
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gering have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gering
    • Gering is located in Scotts Bluff County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gering <7>
  • Mitchell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillerage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
    • Morrill is located in Scotts Bluff County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrill <7>
  • Minatare
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stegall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stegall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
    • Stegall is located in Scotts Bluff County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stegall
    • From the Sunset Memorial Park to Stegall
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Melbeta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melbeta have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbeta
      • Melbeta is located in Scotts Bluff County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbeta <7>
    • Scoville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Lyman is located in Scotts Bluff County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <7>
    • McGrew
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGrew have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrew
      • McGrew is located in Scotts Bluff County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGrew <7>
    • Henry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Craft
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft
      • Craft is located in Morrill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Craft
      • From the Sunset Memorial Park to Craft

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 Scotts Bluff County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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:

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 #833948  (Sunset Memorial Park)
    • Note: GNIS record #833948 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: Scottsbluff North
    • County: Scotts Bluff         Elev: 1194
    • Location given for GNIS #833948 (Sunset Memorial Park)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101515

The official website for Scotts Bluff County: www.scottsbluffcounty.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.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 Nebraska's counties, including Scotts Bluff, 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 drawn 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: 41.8989, Longitude: -103.7161    
<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>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.
<6>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.
<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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