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A visit to the Sunset Memorial Park ...

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 Park ...

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

35.2920, -97.4073

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

The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Cleveland County<2>.

The county seat for Cleveland County is located in Norman. Norman lies just to the south southwest of the Sunset Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sunset Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunset Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Lilac Hill Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • IOOF Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Creek Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Blackburn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Warren Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Warren Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
  • Falls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Falls Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Cemetery
  • Ford - Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Independence Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Independence Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Schwartz Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Worley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Worley Cemetery is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
    • St. Martins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
    • Resthaven Gardens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Clearsprings Mishak Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sunny Lane Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Sunny Lane Cemetery is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Lane Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunny Lane Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Del City.
      • The Sunny Lane Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sunnylane Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99612 <5>
    • Denver Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Denver Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver Cemetery
    • Kuhlman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Kuhlman Cemetery is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhlman Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunset Memorial Park.

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

  • Hall Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
  • Franklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Norman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Norman is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <6>
  • Moore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Moore is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <6>
  • Valley Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Brook is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Del City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Noble
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Noble is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <6>
  • Newcastle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Midway Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Midway Village is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Village
  • Smith Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Smith Village is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Goldsby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Little Axe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Midwest City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Maguire
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Maguire is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
    • Woods
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Woods is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Capitol Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Capitol Hill is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Hill
    • Oklahoma City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Slaughterville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
    • Nicoma Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Newalla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Choctaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Spencer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Wheatland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
    • Cole
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cole is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Washington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Aluma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Lake Aluma is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Aluma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 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 Sunset Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cleveland County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Park:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Cleveland 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 Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1777642  (Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1777642 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: Cleveland
      • Est. Elev: 351 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Moore
      • Location given for Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.2920101     Lon: -97.4072555
      • 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 Cleveland, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset Memorial Park) 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.