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A visit to the Sunset Memorial Gardens ...

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 Memorial Gardens ...

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

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

Lat:   45.4600°   (45° 27' 36")

Lon:   -98.3934°   (-98° 23' 36")

The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Brown County<2>.

The county seat for Brown County is located in Aberdeen. Aberdeen lies just to the west of the Sunset Memorial Gardens .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.<4>

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

  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • German Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The German Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Scandinavia Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandinavia Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Scandinavia Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Scandinavia Lutheran Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Aberdeen.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168870 <5>
  • Warner Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Warner Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • James Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The James Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • East Rondell Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Rondell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Rondell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Rondell Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Westport Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westport Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Groton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Groton Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pembrook Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pembrook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pembrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pembrook Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Richland Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Wetonka Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetonka Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetonka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wetonka Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Verdon Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Verdon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Verdon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Verdon Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Augustana Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Augustana Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Augustana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Augustana Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Houghton Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houghton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houghton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Houghton Cemetery is located in Brown County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.

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

  • Prairie Wood Village Addition
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Wood Village Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Wood Village Addition
    • Prairie Wood Village Addition is located in Brown County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 276 people
  • Bath Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Corner
    • Bath Corner is located in Brown County
  • Bath
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Aberdeen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Aberdeen is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <6>
  • James
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for James. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • James is located in Brown County
  • Tacoma Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma Park
    • Tacoma Park is located in Brown County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 413 people
  • Warner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stratford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Stratford is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <6>
  • Columbia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Putney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
    • Putney is located in Brown County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 104 people
  • Westport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Westport is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <6>
  • Groton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
    • Groton is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <6>
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Ferney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mansfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Randolph
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Brown County
    • Mina
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
      • Mina is located in Edmunds County
      • Mina has also been known as:
      • Cortland
      • Cortlandt
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mina <6>
    • Barnard
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.

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

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 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 Memorial Gardens:

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 Memorial Gardens:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1258437  (Sunset Memorial Gardens)
    • Note: GNIS record #1258437 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: Aberdeen East
    • County: Brown         Elev: 396
    • Location given for GNIS #1258437 (Sunset Memorial Gardens)

The official website for Brown County: www.brown.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.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 South Dakota's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sunset Memorial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4600, Longitude: -98.3934       In this case, the coordinates for the Sunset Memorial Gardens 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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