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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 Memorial Gardens. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sunset Memorial Gardens (FG ID #77456)

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 Gardens ...

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

Lat:   38.5340°   (38° 32' 2")

Lon:   -109.4999°   (-109° 29' 59")

The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Grand County<2>.

The county seat for Grand County is located in Moab. Moab lies just to the northwest of the Sunset Memorial Gardens .

Name Variations for Sunset Memorial Gardens ...

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 Memorial Gardens has also been known as:

  • Sunset Memorial Garden

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.

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 Sunset Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Utah:
  • Pages specific to Grand County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Sunset Memorial Gardens itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 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.

    • Spanish Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Valley
      • Spanish Valley is located in San Juan County
    • Plainfield ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Grand County
      • Plainfield has also been known as:
      • Bueno
      • Poverty Flat
      • Poverty Flats
      • Spanish Valley
    • Moab
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moab
      • Moab is located in Grand County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,373 people
      • Former names for Moab:
      • Grand Valley
      • Mormon Fort
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moab <5>
    • Wilson's Mesa ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson's Mesa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mesa
      • Wilson's Mesa is located in Grand County
      • Wilson's Mesa has also been known as:
      • Mesa
    • Castle Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
      • Castle Valley is located in Grand County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Castleton ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
      • Castleton is located in Grand County
    • Richardson ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richardson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
      • Richardson is located in Grand County
    • Basin ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
      • Basin is located in Grand County
    • La Sal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dewey ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
      • Dewey is located in Grand County
    • La Sal ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Sal have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Sal
      • La Sal is located in San Juan County
      • Former name for La Sal:
      • Coyote
      • La Sal has also been known as:
      • Old La Sal
    • Valley City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
      • Valley City is located in Grand County
    • Gateway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

    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. The following communities are located in Grand County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunset Memorial Gardens.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Moab
      • Moab lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moab.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moab

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 8 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.<7>

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

    • Grand Valley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Castle Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hole 'n the Rock Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hole 'n the Rock Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The Hole 'n the Rock Cemetery is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hole 'n the Rock Cemetery
    • Pinhook Battle Site Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Castleton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Cliffs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Andy Swenson Gravesite
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • La Sal Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

    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 #1436452  (Sunset Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1436452 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: Moab
      • County: Grand         Elev: 1369
      • Location given for GNIS #1436452 (Sunset Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #77456

    The official website for Grand County: www.grandcountyutah.net/

    The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.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 Utah's counties, including Grand, 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 Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5340, Longitude: -109.4999    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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