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A visit to the Sunset 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 Sunset Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunset Cemetery:

36.4856, -99.6776

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunset Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Sunset Cemetery is located in Ellis County<2>.

The county seat for Ellis County is located in Arnett. Arnett lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Sunset Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sunset Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Sunset Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Fargo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2480497 <5>
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • May Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The May Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
  • Fargo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Fargo Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo Cemetery
  • Braunch Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Braunch Memorial Park is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braunch Memorial Park
  • Rest Haven Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ft. Supply Hospital Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ft. Supply Hospital Cemetery is located in Woodward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Supply Hospital Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Supply Hospital Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Fort Supply.
    • The Ft. Supply Hospital Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Western State Hospital Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201092 <5>
  • Gnadenfield Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bickford Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Bickford Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickford Cemetery
  • Bickford Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Bickford Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickford Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gage Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Gage Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage Cemetery
    • Doris-Keenan Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Keenan Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Keenan Cemetery is located in Woodward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Rock Church Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Church Cemetery
    • Laverne Memorial Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kibby Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Kibby Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibby Cemetery
    • Gyp Valley Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Gyp Valley Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gyp Valley Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Speermoore Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Speermoore Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speermoore Cemetery
    • Poplar Grove Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
    • Stengemier Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Stengemier Cemetery is located in Woodward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stengemier Cemetery
    • Prairie View Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sunset Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunset Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Fargo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fort Supply
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • May
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • May is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <6>
  • Gage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Catesby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Catesby is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catesby
  • Woodward
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Shattuck
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Laverne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sharon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Arnett
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Selman
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Selman is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
  • Buffalo
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Slapout
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Slapout is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapout
    • Follett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Follett is located in Lipscomb County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follett <6>
    • Mooreland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Rosston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Haskew ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Haskew is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
    • Charleston ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Charleston is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Curtis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Curtis is located in Woodward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis

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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ellis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arnett
    • Arnett lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sunset Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arnett.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
  • Buffalo
  • Charleston - Historic
  • Curtis
  • Fargo
    • Fargo lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sunset Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fargo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • Follett
  • Gage
    • Gage lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sunset Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gage.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
  • Haskew - Historic
    • Haskew lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sunset Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haskew.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
  • Laverne
  • May
    • May lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sunset Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for May.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
  • Mooreland
  • Rosston
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Continue List   (4 more)
      • Selman lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Sunset Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selman.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
    • Sharon
    • Shattuck
    • Woodward

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 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Ellis 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 Sunset Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1098657  (Sunset Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1098657 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: Ellis
      • Est. Elev: 672 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fargo NW
      • Location given for Sunset Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.4855918     Lon: -99.6776173
      • 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 Ellis, 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- Sunset 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.