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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:

36.0462, -97.0525

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 Payne County<2>.

The county seat for Payne County is located in Stillwater. Stillwater lies just to the north 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 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.<4>

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

  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
    • The Fairlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Stillwater Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98388 <5>
  • Knipe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Knipe Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knipe Cemetery
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Clayton Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Olivet Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Marena Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Marena Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marena Cemetery
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Iowa Indian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Iowa Indian Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Indian Cemetery
    • Oak Park Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
    • Old Moore Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Old Moore Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Moore Cemetery
    • Lanier Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lanier Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier Cemetery
    • Iowa Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Brandon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Parrott Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Parrott Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Cemetery
    • Ingall Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Ingall Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingall Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:

  • Perkins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stillwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
  • Vinco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Vinco is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
  • Cottingham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottingham is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
  • Ripley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Yost
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Yost is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
  • Coyle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tryon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Langston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Agra
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Agra is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <6>
  • Glencoe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Carney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Meridian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cushing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Morrison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Petes Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
    • Parkland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
    • Cartoco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cartoco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
    • Orlando
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mulhall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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 Payne County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Agra
    • Agra lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Agra.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
  • Carney
  • Coyle
    • Coyle lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Coyle.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyle
  • Cushing
    • Cushing 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 Cushing.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Fallis
  • Glencoe
    • Glencoe lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Glencoe.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Langston
  • Meridian
  • Morrison
  • Mulhall
  • Orlando
    • Orlando lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Orlando.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
  • Perkins
    • Perkins lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perkins.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Continue List   (5 more)
      • Quay lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quay.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
    • Ripley
      • Ripley lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ripley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Stillwater
    • Tryon
      • Tryon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tryon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
    • Yale
      • Yale lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yale.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale

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 Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Payne 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 #1098664  (Sunset Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1098664 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: Payne
      • Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Stillwater South
      • Location given for Sunset Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 36.0461647     Lon: -97.0525326
      • 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 Payne, 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 drawn 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.