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A visit to the Sunset 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 Memorial Park ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Park 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 Park

Lat:   43.6811°   (43° 40' 51")

Lon:   -98.0081°   (-98° 0' 29")

The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Davison County<2>.

The county seat for Davison County is located in Mitchell. Mitchell lies just to the north northwest of the Sunset Memorial Park .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Sunset Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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 Davison County
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Davison County
  • New Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Home Cemetery is located in Davison County
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Hanson County
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Hanson County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hanson County
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Davison County
  • Emsley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emsley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emsley Cemetery is located in Davison County
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Nicolaisen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicolaisen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicolaisen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nicolaisen Cemetery is located in Davison County
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
  • Redstone Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redstone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redstone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Redstone Cemetery is located in Hanson County
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    • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Davison County
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Davison County
    • Church of God Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of God Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of God Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Church of God Cemetery is located in Davison County
    • Farwell Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farwell Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
    • Butler Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
    • West Lawn Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
    • Union Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Davison County
    • Friedhof Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedhof Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friedhof Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friedhof Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • St. Martins Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martins Lutheran Cemetery
      • The St. Martins Lutheran Cemetery is located in Hanson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Martins Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Emery.
      • The St. Martins Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Martins Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97588 <5>
    • St. Peter Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Hanson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sunset Memorial Park.

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

  • Mitchell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ethan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Hanson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <6>
  • Loomis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loomis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
    • Loomis is located in Davison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loomis <6>
  • Alexandria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
    • Alexandria is located in Hanson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <6>
  • Farwell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Farwell is located in Hanson County
  • Mount Vernon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
    • Mount Vernon is located in Davison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <6>
  • Dimock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimock
    • Dimock is located in Hutchinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dimock <6>
  • Letcher
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
    • Letcher is located in Sanborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letcher <6>
  • Farmer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Farmer is located in Hanson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Parkston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Milltown
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Milltown is located in Hutchinson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 115 people
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Emery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Spencer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in McCook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
    • Storla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storla
      • Storla is located in Aurora County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6 people
    • Stickney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stickney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
      • Stickney is located in Aurora County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stickney <6>
    • Cuthbert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
      • Cuthbert is located in Sanborn County
    • Artesian
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artesian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian
      • Artesian is located in Sanborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artesian <6>
    • Plankinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Forestburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
      • Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
    • Douglas City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
      • Douglas City is located in Douglas County
    • Fedora
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Sunset Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Davison County.

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1258438  (Sunset Memorial Park)
    • Note: GNIS record #1258438 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: Mitchell
    • County: Davison         Elev: 410
    • Location given for GNIS #1258438 (Sunset Memorial Park)

The official website for Davison County: www.davisoncounty.org/

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 Davison, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sunset Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6811, Longitude: -98.0081       In this case, the coordinates for the Sunset Memorial Park 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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