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. 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 Hill Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunset Hill Memorial Park:
41.3565, -79.7313
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- Melat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- 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)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shaffer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffer Cemetery
- Farren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Farren Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farren Cemetery
- Bickle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bickle Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickle Cemetery
- Georgeville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Georgeville Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville Cemetery
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)
- Woodland Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodland Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
- Hill City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- 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)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- Colonial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Saint George
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Nickleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fertigs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McClintock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Emlenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coal Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rouseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rynd Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nicklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sugarcreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lamartine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plumer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Polk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pearl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bullion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- President
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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.
- Emlenton
- Franklin
- Oil City
- Petroleum Center
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hill Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Venango 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 Hill Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1189088 (Sunset Hill Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1189088 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: Venango
- Est. Elev: 450 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cranberry
- Location given for Sunset Hill Memorial Park:
- Lat: 41.3564486 Lon: -79.731163
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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset Hill Memorial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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