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A visit to the Sunset Memorial Park ...

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 Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sunset Memorial Park (FG ID #52348)

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 Park ...

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

Lat:   37.3541°   (37° 21' 14")

Lon:   -77.4196°   (-77° 25' 10")

The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Chesterfield County<2>.

. Chesterfield lies just to the west northwest of the Sunset Memorial Park .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sunset Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Old Lane Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Lane Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
  • Vaughan - Eyler Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughan - Eyler Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughan - Eyler Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vaughan - Eyler Family Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
  • Centralia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centralia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centralia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Centralia Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
  • Mt. Minnis Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Minnis Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Minnis Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Minnis Memorial Park is located in Chesterfield County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
  • Walker Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bucher and Strachan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bermuda Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bermuda Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bermuda Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bermuda Memorial Park is located in Chesterfield County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Henrico County
  • First Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ft. Harrison National Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sunset Memorial Park.

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

  • Chester
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Centralia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
  • Screamersville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beulah Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
    • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
  • Chesterfield Court House
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield Court House have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Court House
    • Chesterfield Court House is located in Chesterfield County
  • Bensley Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bensley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
    • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
  • Drewrys Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bensley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bensley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
    • Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
  • Braebrook Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braebrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
    • Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
  • Bollinger Estates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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 Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chesterfield County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sunset Memorial Park:

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 Park:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1475343  (Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1475343 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: Chester
    • County: Chesterfield         Elev: 52
    • Location given for GNIS #1475343 (Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #52348

The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Virginia's counties, including Chesterfield, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sunset Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3541, Longitude: -77.4196    
<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>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.
<7>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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