A visit to the Sunny Side 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 Sunny Side Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunny Side Cemetery:
36.1984, -89.0253
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunny Side Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sunny Side Cemetery is located in Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Sunny Side Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunny Side Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sunny Side Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunny Side Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Keathy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Keathy Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keathy Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Hollomon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hollomon Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollomon Cemetery
- North Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The North Union Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189436 <5>
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Bethpage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethpage Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Rutherford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Alamo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Alamo Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
- Bells Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bells Chapel Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dortch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dortch Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortch Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunny Side Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunny Side Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kenton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Tilghman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Rutherford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sidonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Yorkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Dyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Trimble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Obion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Rives
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Four Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Newbern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tatumville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Union City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Trenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hornbeak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Sunny Side Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunny Side Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Dyer
- Greenfield
- Martin
- Newbern
- Obion
- Obion lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sunny Side Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Obion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Rutherford
- Sharon
- Trenton
- Troy
- Troy lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Sunny Side Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Union City
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 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 Sunny Side Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Gibson 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 Sunny Side Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1303939 (Sunny Side Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1303939 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: Gibson
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kenton
- Location given for Sunny Side Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1984004 Lon: -89.0253438
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Gibson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunny Side 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |