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Introduction ...

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 Plain Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   43.2673°   (43° 16' 2")

Lon:   -71.9351°   (-71° 56' 6")

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 .

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 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Sunny Plain Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
      • Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
    • Bradford
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sutton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
      • Sutton is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <4>
    • Warner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
      • Warner is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,951 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warner <4>
    • Newbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lower Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
      • Lower Village is located in Merrimack County
    • Hillsboro Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
      • Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Landing
      • Blodgett Landing is located in Merrimack County
    • Washington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • New London
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hillsboro Lower Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Hillsboro
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
        • Hillsboro is located in Hillsborough County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
        • Hillsboro has also been known as:
        • Hillsborough
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
      • Elkins
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
        • Elkins is located in Merrimack County
      • Wilmot Flat
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
        • Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
      • Goshen
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Windsor
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
        • Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
        • 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
        • Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
      • Lower Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
        • Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Sunapee
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lempster
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lempster
        • Lempster is located in Sullivan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
      • Twin Lakes Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
        • Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Andover
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Potter Place
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
        • Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
      • West Andover
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
        • West Andover is located in Merrimack County

    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.

    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.<5>

    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)
      • The Bagley Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bagley Cemetery
    • Presbury Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradford Center Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradford Center Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford Center Cemetery
    • Pond Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pond Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Cemetery
    • Millwoods Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millwoods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Millwoods Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millwoods Cemetery
    • New Waterloo Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The New Waterloo Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Waterloo Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Warner.
      • The New Waterloo Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Warner Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Waterloo Cemetery
    • East Sutton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimball Corner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimball Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kimball Corner Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimball Corner Cemetery
    • Farrar Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Farrar Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Farrar Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farrar Cemetery
    • 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)
        • The Old Warner Village Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Warner Village Cemetery is located in Warner.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Warner Village Cemetery
      • Cooledge Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Cooledge Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
        • The Cooledge Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Coolidge Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooledge Cemetery
      • Munroe Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munroe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Munroe Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gerry Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerry Cemetery
      • Goss Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • The Goss Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goss Cemetery
      • Friends Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • The Friends Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
      • Henniker Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • The Henniker Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Henniker Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Henniker.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henniker Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978878 <7>
      • Colby Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Colby Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colby Cemetery

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

    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: GNIS record #870278 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: Bradford
      • County: Merrimack         Elev: 202
      • Location given for GNIS #870278 (Sunny Plain Cemetery)

    The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

    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 things 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 Sunny Plain Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2673, Longitude: -71.9351    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>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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