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A visit to the Sunset Hill 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. 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 Sunset Hill Memorial Park ...

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

Lat:   41.3565°   (41° 21' 23")

Lon:   -79.7313°   (-79° 43' 52")

The Sunset Hill Memorial Park is located in Venango County<1>.

The county seat for Venango County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the west northwest of the Sunset Hill Memorial Park .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Sunset Hill Memorial Park.<3>

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

  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Catherines Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • Melat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • Graham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Morrison Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Shaffer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaffer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Farren Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farren Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farren Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Bickle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bickle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bickle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bickle Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Georgeville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georgeville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Georgeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Georgeville Cemetery is located in Venango County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Sunset Hill Memorial Park.

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

  • Cranberry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Seneca
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in Venango County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <6>
  • Woodland Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
    • Woodland Heights is located in Venango County
  • Hill City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Hill City is located in Venango County
  • Siverly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oil City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hasson Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
    • Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
  • Colonial Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Colonial Village is located in Venango County
  • Uniontown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Uniontown is located in Venango County
  • Saint George
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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 Hill Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Venango County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Hill Memorial Park:

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 Hill Memorial Park:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1189088  (Sunset Hill Memorial Park)
    • Note: GNIS record #1189088 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: Cranberry
    • County: Venango         Elev: 450
    • Location given for GNIS #1189088 (Sunset Hill Memorial Park)

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Venango, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sunset Hill Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3565, Longitude: -79.7313    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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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