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A visit to the Sunny Side Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sunny Side Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunny Side Cemetery

Lat:   40.0223°   (40° 1' 20")

Lon:   -77.1158°   (-77° 6' 56")

The Sunny Side Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.

The county seat for Adams County is located in Gettysburg. Gettysburg lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Sunny Side Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Sunny Side Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Huntington Quaker Meeting House Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntington Quaker Meeting House Cemetery
    • The Huntington Quaker Meeting House Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • The Huntington Quaker Meeting House Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Huntington Friends Meeting House Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1994160 <5>
  • Goodyear Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodyear Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodyear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodyear Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • Lower Bermudian Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery
    • The Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Lake Meade.
    • The Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Red Mount Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Dillsburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • St. Johns UCC Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery
    • The St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery is located in York County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Davidsburg.
    • The St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Red Run Church Cemetery
  • Springville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Springville Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • Biglerville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biglerville Cemetery
    • The Biglerville Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • The Biglerville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Centre View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1893827 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • East Berlin Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Markey Farm Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Warrington Friends Meeting House Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bakers Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bakers Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bakers Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bakers Church Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Greenmount Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenmount Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenmount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenmount Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Paradise Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
      • The Paradise Cemetery is located in York County
      • The Paradise Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Paradise Union Church Cemetery
    • Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in York County
      • The Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holtzschwamm Union Cemetery
      • Paradise Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153529 <5>
    • Altland's Meeting House Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in York County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunny Side Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunny Side Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • York Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Springs
    • York Springs is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York Springs <6>
  • Latimore
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latimore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
    • Latimore is located in Adams County
  • Gargol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
    • Gargol is located in Adams County
  • Gardners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lake Meade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
    • Lake Meade is located in Adams County
  • Uniontown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Uniontown is located in York County
  • Idaville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
    • Idaville is located in Adams County
  • Heidlersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
    • Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
  • Hunters Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
    • Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
  • Aspers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aspers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspers
    • Aspers is located in Adams County
    • Aspers has also been known as:
    • Bendersville Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspers <6>
  • Bendersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Plainview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Adams County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hampton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Hampton is located in Adams County
    • Mount Top
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
      • Mount Top is located in York County
    • Mount Holly Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly Springs
      • Mount Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly Springs <6>
    • Guernsey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Guernsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
      • Guernsey is located in Adams County
    • Newchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
      • Newchester is located in Adams County
    • Dillsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
      • Dillsburg is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <6>
    • Boiling Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
      • Boiling Springs is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <6>
    • Biglerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Table Rock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
      • Table Rock is located in Adams County
    • Hunterstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
      • Hunterstown is located in Adams County
    • Craighead
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
      • Craighead is located in Cumberland County
    • East Berlin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berlin
      • East Berlin is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Berlin <6>
    • Wellsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
      • Wellsville is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <6>
    • Barnitz
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnitz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
      • Barnitz is located in Cumberland County

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 Sunny Side Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunny Side Cemetery.

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 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 Sunny Side Cemetery:

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 Sunny Side Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1189072  (Sunny Side Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1189072 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Dillsburg
    • County: Adams         Elev: 232
    • Location given for GNIS #1189072 (Sunny Side Cemetery)

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Adams, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sunny Side Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0223, Longitude: -77.1158       In this case, the coordinates for the Sunny Side Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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