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A visit to the Sunset Hills Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sunset Hills Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sunset Hills Cemetery (FG ID #4708)

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 Hills Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunset Hills Cemetery

Lat:   28.9459°   (28° 56' 45")

Lon:   -99.8631°   (-99° 51' 47")

The Sunset Hills Cemetery is located in Zavala County<2>.

The county seat for Zavala County is located in Crystal City. Crystal City lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south of the Sunset Hills Cemetery .

Name Variations for Sunset Hills Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Sunset Hills Cemetery has also been known as:

  • La Pryor Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 18 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Sunset Hills Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 10 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Sunset Hills Cemetery.

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

  • La Pryor
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Pryor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pryor
    • La Pryor is located in Zavala County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Pryor <6>
  • Las Colonias
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Colonias have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Colonias
    • Las Colonias is located in Zavala County
  • Batesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Uvalde Estates
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uvalde Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalde Estates
    • Uvalde Estates is located in Uvalde County
    • Uvalde Estates has also been known as:
    • Uvalde Estates Colonia
  • Crystal City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
    • Crystal City is located in Zavala County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <6>
  • Uvalde
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Chula Vista - River Spur
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Knippa
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Brundage
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brundage have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundage
    • Brundage is located in Dimmit County
  • Carrizo Springs
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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 Hills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Zavala County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunset Hills Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Sunset Hills Cemetery:

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 Hills Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1360811  (La Pryor Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1360811 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: La Pryor
    • County: Zavala         Elev: 224
    • Location given for GNIS #1360811 (La Pryor Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #4708

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Zavala, 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 Hills Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9459, Longitude: -99.8631    
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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