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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 Sunset Memorial Gardens ...

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

Lat:   34.6218°   (34° 37' 18")

Lon:   -98.5067°   (-98° 30' 24")

The cemetery is located in Comanche County<1>.

As an estimate, the Sunset Memorial Gardens is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lawton.

The county seat for Comanche County is located in Lawton. Lawton lies just to the east of the Sunset Memorial Gardens .

Name Variations for Sunset Memorial Gardens ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Sunset Memorial Gardens has also been known as:

  • Sunset Memorial Garden Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Sunset Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Comanche 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 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.

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

    • Artillery Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artillery Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artillery Village
      • Artillery Village is located in Comanche County
    • Lawton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Lawton is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <4>
    • Fort Sill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cache
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
      • Cache is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <4>
    • Medicine Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Park
      • Medicine Park is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Park <4>
    • The Holy City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Holy City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Holy City
      • The Holy City is located in Comanche County
    • Faxon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faxon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
      • Faxon is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faxon <4>
    • Meers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Geronimo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geronimo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
      • Geronimo is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geronimo <4>
    • Richards Spur ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richards Spur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Spur
      • Richards Spur is located in Comanche County
    • Indiahoma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiahoma
      • Indiahoma is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiahoma <4>
    • Lakeside Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Comanche County
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Chattanooga
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chattanooga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
        • Chattanooga is located in Comanche County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chattanooga <4>
      • Pumpkin Center ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pumpkin Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
        • Pumpkin Center is located in Comanche County
      • Elgin
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
        • Elgin is located in Comanche County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
      • Hulen
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulen
        • Hulen is located in Cotton County
      • Bethel
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
        • Bethel is located in Comanche 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 Sunset Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Comanche County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Apache
      • Apache lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Apache.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache
    • Cache
      • Cache lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the West (W) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cache.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
    • Chattanooga
    • Cyril
      • Cyril lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cyril.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyril
    • Elgin
      • Elgin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Faxon
      • Faxon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Faxon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
    • Fletcher
    • Fort Sill
    • Geronimo
    • Indiahoma
    • Lawton
    • Medicine Park
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Continue List   (5 more)
        • Meers lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Meers.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meers
      • Mountain Park
      • Snyder
      • Sterling
      • Walters
        • Walters lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Walters.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 16 miles [25.7 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.

    • Deyo Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deyo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deyo Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deyo Cemetery
    • Cache Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cache Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cache Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cache Cemetery
    • Pecan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pecan Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecan Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Lawton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98639 <7>
    • Indian Agency Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Agency Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Agency Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Agency Cemetery
    • Ft. Sill Post Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Sill Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Sill Post Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Sill Post Cemetery
    • Cache Indian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cache Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cache Indian Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cache Indian Cemetery
    • Flower Mound Community Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flower Mound Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flower Mound Community Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flower Mound Community Cemetery
    • Bailtso Apache South Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailtso Apache South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bailtso Apache South Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailtso Apache South Cemetery
    • Chief Chihuahua Apache Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chief Chihuahua Apache Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chief Chihuahua Apache Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chief Chihuahua Apache Cemetery
    • Beef Creek Apache Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beef Creek Apache Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery
    • Otipoby Comanche Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otipoby Comanche Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Otipoby Comanche Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otipoby Comanche Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Mt. Scott Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Scott Cemetery is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Scott Cemetery
      • Mountain Scott Tribal Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Scott Tribal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mountain Scott Tribal Cemetery is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Scott Tribal Cemetery
      • Mt. Scott Tribal Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Scott Tribal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Scott Tribal Cemetery is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Scott Tribal Cemetery
      • Paradise Valley Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Paradise Valley Cemetery is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Valley Cemetery
      • Faxon Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faxon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Faxon Cemetery is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faxon Cemetery
      • Meers Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Meers Cemetery is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meers Cemetery
      • Ft. Sill National Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Sill National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ft. Sill National Cemetery is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Sill National Cemetery
      • Post Oak Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
      • Indiahoma IOOF Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indiahoma IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Indiahoma IOOF Cemetery is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indiahoma IOOF Cemetery
      • Allendale Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Allendale Cemetery is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allendale Cemetery
      • Devine Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Devine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Devine Cemetery is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devine 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 Sunset Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1098663  (Sunset Memorial Garden Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1098663 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: Taupa
      • County: Comanche         Elev: 376
      • Location given for GNIS #1098663 (Sunset Memorial Garden Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Comanche, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 34.6218, Longitude: -98.5067    
    <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>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.
    <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>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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