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A visit to the Sunshine 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 Sunshine Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunshine Cemetery:

30.8938, -97.3353

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

The Sunshine Cemetery is located in Bell County<2>.

The county seat for Bell County is located in Belton. Belton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Sunshine Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sunshine Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sunshine Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Volo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Volo Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volo Cemetery
  • Holland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Hennington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hennington Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennington Cemetery
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
  • Simmons Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Simmons Family Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Family Cemetery
    • The Simmons Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Simmons Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178449 <5>
  • Reeds Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Reeds Lake Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Lake Cemetery
  • Little River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Little River Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
  • Center Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Center Lake Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Lake Cemetery
  • Dallas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Dallas Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dallas Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Holland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135082 <5>
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Science Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Val Verde Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Val Verde Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde Cemetery
    • McCann Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The McCann Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCann Cemetery
    • Taplin View Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Taplin View Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taplin View Cemetery
    • Roucker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Roucker Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roucker Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roucker Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Holland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6503 <5>
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
    • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Server Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mumford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mumford Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford Cemetery
    • Pruett Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunshine Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunshine Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Sparks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparks is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Holland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Vilas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Vilas is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
  • Little River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Val Verde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Val Verde is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
  • Rogers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Academy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
  • Little River Academy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Little River Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Bartlett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Davilla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Heidenheimer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Schwertner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Friendship is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Buckholts
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Edgeworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
    • Salado
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Granger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Belton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Laneport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Laneport is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
    • Meeks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Meeks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
    • Temple
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cyclone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
    • Hoxie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Hoxie is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
    • Ocker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker

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 Sunshine Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bell County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bartlett
  • Belton
    • Belton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sunshine Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Buckholts
  • Holland
  • Village of Salado
    • Salado lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sunshine Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salado.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
  • Temple

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Sunshine Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bell 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 Sunshine Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1369421  (Sunshine Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1369421 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: Bell
      • Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Little River
      • Location given for Sunshine Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.8937974     Lon: -97.3352783
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Bell, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunshine 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.
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