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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. 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 Memorial Gardens ...

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

45.4600, -98.3934

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>

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 .

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

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)
    • Prairie Wood Village Addition is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Wood Village Addition
    • Estimated population in 2014: 276 people
  • Bath Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bath Corner is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Corner
  • Bath
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Aberdeen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • James
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • James is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Tacoma Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tacoma Park is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 413 people
  • Warner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stratford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Putney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Putney is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
    • Estimated population in 2014: 104 people
  • Westport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Groton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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)
      • Randolph is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Mina
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Mina is located in Edmunds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
      • 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 begin with 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:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Brown 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 Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1258437  (Sunset Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1258437 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: Brown
      • Est. Elev: 396 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Aberdeen East
      • Location given for Sunset Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 45.4599723     Lon: -98.3934283
      • 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 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 '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- Sunset Memorial Gardens) 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.