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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 Gardens. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sunset Memorial Gardens (FG ID #38469)

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 Gardens ...

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

Lat:   35.5024°   (35° 30' 8")

Lon:   -108.8448°   (-108° 50' 41")

The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in McKinley County<2>.

The county seat for McKinley County is located in Gallup. Gallup lies just to the east northeast of the Sunset Memorial Gardens .

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 either 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 Gardens:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to McKinley 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 Sunset Memorial Gardens 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 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunset Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

    • Defiance
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
      • Defiance is located in McKinley County
    • Red Rock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in McKinley County
    • Gallup
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
      • Gallup is located in McKinley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallup <4>
    • Rock Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Rock Springs is located in McKinley County
    • Yah-ta-hey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yah-ta-hey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yah-ta-hey
      • Yah-ta-hey is located in McKinley County
    • Rehoboth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bread Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
      • Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
    • Church Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Navajo Wingate Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo Wingate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Wingate Village
      • Navajo Wingate Village is located in McKinley County
    • Twin Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in McKinley County
    • Hunters Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
      • Hunters Point is located in Apache County (AZ)
    • Lupton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Tse Bonito
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tse Bonito have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tse Bonito
        • Tse Bonito is located in McKinley County
      • Vanderwagen
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Oak Springs
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Springs
        • Oak Springs is located in Apache County (AZ)
      • Fort Wingate
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Window Rock
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Michaels
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Mexican Springs
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Springs
        • Mexican Springs is located in McKinley County
        • Mexican Springs has also been known as:
        • Nakai Beto
        • Nakai Bito
        • Nakaibeto
        • Nakaibito
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexican Springs <4>
      • Fort Defiance
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

    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 Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McKinley County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 8 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunset Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pinehaven Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pinehaven Cemetery is located in McKinley County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pinehaven Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Gallup.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinehaven Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38324 <1>
    • Bowman Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bowman Memorial Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Bowman Memorial Park is located in Apache County (AZ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56978 <1>
    • Ft. Defiance Veterans Memorial Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • McGaffey Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGaffey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGaffey Cemetery is located in McKinley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGaffey Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38219 <1>
    • Torreon Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Torreon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Torreon Cemetery is located in McKinley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Torreon Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38487 <1>
    • Lone Pine Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Houck Community Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

    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 Sunset Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #895443  (Sunset Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: GNIS record #895443 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: Gallup West
      • County: McKinley         Elev: 1960
      • Location given for GNIS #895443 (Sunset Memorial Gardens)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38469

    The official website for McKinley County: www.co.mckinley.nm.us/

    The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.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 New Mexico's counties, including McKinley, 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 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 Sunset Memorial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5024, Longitude: -108.8448    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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>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.
    <7>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.




 

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