A visit to the West Sunbury 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 West Sunbury Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Sunbury Cemetery:
41.0087, -79.9053
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Sunbury Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Sunbury Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Butler. Butler lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the West Sunbury Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Sunbury Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the West Sunbury Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Sunbury Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitmire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitmire Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmire Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- McCandless Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The McCandless Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCandless Cemetery
- Annandale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Annandale Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale Cemetery
- West Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Chestnut Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Chestnut Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Chestnut Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Butler County Memorial Park
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45919 <5>
- Butler Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Butler Memorial Park is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Memorial Park
- North Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The North Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
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- North Side Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The North Side Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
- The North Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44515 <5>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter's Parish Family RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46247 <5>
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Eau Claire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Eau Claire Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Zions Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The South Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Sunbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Sunbury Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Sunbury
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hooker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Hallston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Greece City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Bovard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Ferris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Branchton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- West Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- North Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Millerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
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- Forestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Slippery Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- East Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Joe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Chicora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Karns City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Petrolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Bruin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Murrinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kepples Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Harrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eau Claire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 West Sunbury Cemetery. The following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Sunbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Butler
- Chicora
- Petrolia
- Prospect
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 West Sunbury Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 West Sunbury Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1191117 (West Sunbury Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1191117 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 423 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Sunbury
- Location given for West Sunbury Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0086743 Lon: -79.9053316
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Butler, 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 from Point A (ie- West Sunbury 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. |
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