A visit to the Sunrise Burial Park ...
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 Sunrise Burial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunrise Burial Park:
37.1482, -80.5889
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunrise Burial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sunrise Burial Park is located in Pulaski County<2>.
The county seat for Pulaski County is located in Pulaski. Pulaski lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Sunrise Burial Park .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sunrise Burial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunrise Burial Park, with the nearest first.
- Hickman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The West View Cemetery is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Rock Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Road Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Road Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burton Family Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burton Family Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484538 <5>
- Highland Emmanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson - Vickers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stanger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stanger Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanger Cemetery
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wake Forest Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest Cemetery
- New Dublin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Dublin Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dublin Cemetery
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- Highland Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bain Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bain Lawrence Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Lawrence Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bain Lawrence Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2576019 <5>
- Dublin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dublin Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Cemetery
- Newbern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Newbern Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern Cemetery
- Price Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Family Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Price Family Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Prices Fork.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484581 <5>
- Snider Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Charlton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Charlton Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Cemetery
- Belmont Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunrise Burial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunrise Burial Park, with the nearest first:
- Fairlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Sunset Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Radford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Simpkins Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Mill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Cowan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Parrott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prices Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Snowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Childress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Goodwins Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Wurno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Riner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Christiansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Merrimac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Poplar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Eggleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McBryde Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Sundance Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Hilton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Old Farm Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Blacksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
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 Sunrise Burial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pulaski County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunrise Burial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- Christiansburg
- Newbern
- Radford
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 Sunrise Burial Park:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Pulaski 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 Sunrise Burial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1487735 (Sunrise Burial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487735 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: Pulaski
- Est. Elev: 597 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Radford North
- Location given for Sunrise Burial Park:
- Lat: 37.148181 Lon: -80.5889485
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Pulaski, 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- Sunrise Burial Park) 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. |