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A visit to the Sunset Memorial Gardens ...

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 Memorial Gardens ...

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

36.6803, -96.9939

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

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

The county seat for Osage County is located in Pawhuska. Pawhuska lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<3> to the east of the Sunset Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sunset Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.<4>

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

  • Longwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Longwood Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Longwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Ponca City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1736094 <5>
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ponca City IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ponca Indian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Ponca Indian Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponca Indian Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Cowboy Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cowboy Hill Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowboy Hill Cemetery
  • Bressie Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Bressie Cemetery is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bressie Cemetery
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
  • Pixley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pixley Cemetery is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley Cemetery
  • Prairie Chapel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Round Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove Cemetery
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    • Washunga Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Washunga Cemetery is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washunga Cemetery
    • Wolf Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
    • Banner Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Banner Cemetery is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
    • Cleghorn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Cleghorn Cemetery is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn Cemetery
    • Burbank Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Burbank Cemetery is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Tonkawa Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Tonkawa Cemetery is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonkawa Cemetery
    • Otoe - Missouria Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Drake Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Drake Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery

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 Memorial Gardens.

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

  • McCord
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • McCord is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
  • Cross ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Ponca City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • White Eagle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • White Eagle is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
  • Kildare
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kildare is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Kaw City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Marland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Newkirk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Burbank
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fairfax
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Webb City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Webb City is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Tonkawa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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    • Red Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ralston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Chief
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Little Chief is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chief
    • Shidler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Chilocco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Chilocco is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
    • Gray Horse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Gray Horse is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse

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 Osage County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arkansas City
  • Billings
  • Blackwell
  • Braman
    • Braman lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Braman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman
  • Burbank
  • Fairfax
    • Fairfax lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fairfax.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Kaw City
  • Morrison
  • Nardin
    • Nardin lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nardin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nardin
  • Newkirk
    • Newkirk lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newkirk.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
  • Pawnee
    • Pawnee lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pawnee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Ponca City
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Red Rock
    • Shidler
      • Shidler lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Shidler.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shidler
    • var:
    • Skedee
      • Skedee lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Skedee.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skedee
    • Tonkawa

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 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 Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Osage 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 Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1098665  (Sunset Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1098665 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: Osage
      • Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Charley Creek West
      • Location given for Sunset Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 36.6803162     Lon: -96.9939264
      • 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 Osage, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunset Memorial Gardens) 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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