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A visit to the Sunset Hills 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 Hills Cemetery ...

The Sunset Hills Cemetery is located in Umatilla County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Baumgardner Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Baumgardner Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baumgardner Cemetery
  • City View Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The City View Cemetery is located in Franklin County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the City View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Pasco (WA).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76739 <2>
  • Columbia Memorial Gardens
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Desert Lawn Memorial Park
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Despain Gulch Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • The Despain Gulch Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despain Gulch Cemetery
  • Echo Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Echo Memorial Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Memorial Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Hermiston Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hermiston Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermiston Cemetery
  • Holdman Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • The Holdman Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdman Cemetery
  • Irrigon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Koontz Gravesite
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Koontz Gravesite is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Gravesite
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Koontz Gravesite is located outside and to the southeast of Echo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439415 <2>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Nolin Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Nolin Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Resthaven Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Benton County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
      • The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rest Haven Cemetery
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
      • The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Boardman Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39341 <2>
    • Riverview Heights Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Hollow Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Sand Hollow Cemetery is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow Cemetery
    • Siphon Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Siphon Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siphon Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Benton County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Wells Spring Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wells Spring Cemetery is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Spring Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sunset Hills Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Alpine
    • Alpine is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Boardman
  • Cold Springs
    • Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Echo
    • Echo is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <4>
  • Finley
    • Finley is located in Benton County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
  • Hermiston
  • Highland
    • Highland is located in Benton County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Hinkle
    • Hinkle is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
  • Irrigon
  • Ordnance ‑ Historic
    • Ordnance is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
  • Paterson
  • Pine City
    • Pine City is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Benton County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Power City
      • Power City is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
    • Stanfield
    • Umatilla

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Hills Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Umatilla 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 Hills Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1124658  (Sunset Hills Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1124658 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: Umatilla
      • Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Umatilla

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Umatilla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset Hills Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.