A visit to the Sunrise 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 Sunrise Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunrise Cemetery:
35.9240, -96.2778
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunrise Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Creek County<2>.
The county seat for Creek County is located in Sapulpa. Sapulpa lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Sunrise Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunrise Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Sunrise Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunrise Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Provens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Provens Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provens Cemetery
- Willie Tiger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Willie Tiger Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Tiger Cemetery
- Lester Thomas Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyville City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Baker Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- Felix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Felix Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felix Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Sewell Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Pickett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Harlinsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Harlinsville Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlinsville Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sub Station Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Sub Station Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sub Station Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Bristow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Bristow Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bristow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bristow.
- The Bristow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bristow City Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158137 <5>
- Jimmie Long Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Jimmie Long Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimmie Long Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Foster Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Durant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Durant Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Falls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Falls Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- South Heights Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chief Sapulpa Burying Ground
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- North Heights Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sunrise Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunrise Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kellyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bristow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sapulpa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Mounds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kiefer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrence Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Mannford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lotsee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lotsee is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotsee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
- Depew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenpool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Prattville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Oakhurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Shamrock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beggs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Jenks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sand Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2 people
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Drumright
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Milfay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kengle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kengle is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kengle
- Leroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leroy is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2010 Census: 18 people
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 Sunrise Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Creek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunrise Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beggs
- Bristow
- Depew
- Depew lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Sunrise Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Depew.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
- Drumright
- Glenpool
- Jenks
- Jenks lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sunrise Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jenks.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Kiefer
- Mannford
- Mounds
- Sapulpa
- Shamrock
- Slick
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 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 Sunrise Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Creek 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 Sunrise Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1098656 (Sunrise Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1098656 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: Creek
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Heyburn Reservoir
- Location given for Sunrise Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9239716 Lon: -96.2777823
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Creek, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunrise 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> | 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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