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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 ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunset Hills Cemetery:

45.9076, -119.3520

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

The Sunset Hills Cemetery is located in Umatilla County<2>.

The county seat for Umatilla County is located in Pendleton. Pendleton lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Sunset Hills Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sunset Hills Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Sunset Hills Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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
  • Irrigon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 <5>
  • 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 <5>
  • 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
  • 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
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Desert Lawn Memorial Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Riverview Heights Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    • Columbia Memorial Gardens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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 <5>
    • 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
    • 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

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 based on their distance from Sunset Hills Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Umatilla
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Plymouth
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Plymouth is located in Benton County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Power City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Power City is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
  • Hermiston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Irrigon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hinkle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hinkle is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
  • Ordnance ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ordnance is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
  • Cold Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Stanfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Paterson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Echo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <6>
  • Boardman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Highland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland is located in Benton County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Alpine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Alpine is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Pine City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Pine City is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
    • Finley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Finley is located in Benton County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley

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 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 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
      • Location given for Sunset Hills Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.9076327     Lon: -119.3519626
      • 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 Oregon's counties, including Umatilla, 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 Hills Cemetery) 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.