A visit to the Sunny Plain Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Sunny Plain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunny Plain Cemetery:
43.2673, -71.9351
The Sunny Plain Cemetery is located in Merrimack County<1>.
The county seat for Merrimack County is located in Concord. Concord lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sunny Plain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunny Plain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sunny Plain Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunny Plain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burial Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bagley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Presbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pond Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Cemetery
- Millwoods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Millwoods Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwoods Cemetery
- New Waterloo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Sutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kimball Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kimball Corner Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Corner Cemetery
- Farrar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- East Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Warner Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cooledge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Munroe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Munroe Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munroe Cemetery
- Lower Warner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coal Hearth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gerry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Gerry Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerry Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Henniker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Colby Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Sunny Plain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunny Plain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Melvin Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bradford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sutton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Warner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lower Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Hillsboro Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Henniker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sunapee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blodgett Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- New London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillsborough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilmot Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Contoocook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fernwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sunapee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lempster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Holton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Andover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Andover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Plain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Merrimack County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunny Plain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andover
- Bradford
- Contoocook
- Henniker
- Hillsborough
- New London
- Sunapee
- Warner
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 Sunny Plain Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Hampshire:
- Pages specific to Merrimack 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 Sunny Plain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #870278 (Sunny Plain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #870278 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: Merrimack
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bradford
- Location given for Sunny Plain Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2675769 Lon: -71.9350819
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Merrimack, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sunny Plain Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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