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A visit to the Sunset Memorial Gardens ...

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 Sunset Memorial Gardens ...

The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Benton County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • City View Cemetery
    • The City View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the City View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Pasco.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76739 <2>
  • Columbia Memorial Gardens
  • Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery
  • Desert Lawn Memorial Park
  • Eltopia Cemetery
    • The Eltopia Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eltopia Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Grandview Cemetery
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
  • Irrigon Cemetery
  • Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
  • Prosser Cemetery
    • The Prosser Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Cemetery
    • The Prosser Cemetery has also been known as:
    • White Bluffs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #732916 <2>
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
    • The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rest Haven Cemetery
  • Riverview Heights Cemetery
  • Sunset Hills Cemetery
    • The Sunset Hills Cemetery is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills Cemetery
  • Umatilla Cemetery
    • The Umatilla Cemetery is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sunset Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Ainsworth Junction
    • Ainsworth Junction is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Junction
  • Basin City
  • Benton City
  • Burbank
  • Byron
    • Byron is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Eltopia
  • Finley
    • Finley is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
  • Highland
    • Highland is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Kennewick
  • Mesa
    • Mesa is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <4>
  • Pasco
    • Pasco is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasco <4>
  • Paterson
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Power City
      • Power City is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
    • Prosser
    • Richland
    • Umatilla
      • Umatilla is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <4>
    • Wallula Junction
      • Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
    • Wallula
      • Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
    • West Pasco
      • West Pasco is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pasco
    • West Richland

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Washington:
  • Pages specific to Benton 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 Sunset Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1508842  (Sunset Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1508842 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: Benton
      • Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Richland

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <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- Sunset Memorial Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.