A visit to the Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunnyside Cemetery:
42.9350, -88.1581
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Waukesha County<2>.
The county seat for Waukesha County is located in Waukesha. Waukesha lies just to the northwest of the Sunnyside Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunnyside Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Sunnyside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunnyside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Berlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The New Berlin Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin Cemetery
- Muskego Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vernon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon United Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones - Muckey School Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Apostles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
- Vernon Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rural Home Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Home Cemetery
- St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Martin of Tours Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
- The St. Martin of Tours Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Assumption Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978994 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Vernon Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Luther Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Luther Parker Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Parker Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Highland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Memorial Park is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Park
- Lavise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lavise Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavise Cemetery
- Ever - Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ever - Rest Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ever - Rest Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Chapel Hill Memorial Park is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Memorial Park
- The Chapel Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Polish National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2134967 <5>
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Honey Creek Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek Cemetery
- School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elm Grove.
- The School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery has also been known as:
- Convent Cemetery
- Notre Dame Convent Cemetery
- Notre Dame of Elm Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188833 <5>
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]<3> of the Sunnyside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunnyside Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prospect
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Muskego
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
- Tess Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- New Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Big Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Saint Martins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Hales Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Calhoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Waukesha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Wind Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Union Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Greendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Elm Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Mukwonago
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
- Caldwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Pewaukee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
- West Allis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Brookfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Kneeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- West Milwaukee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Wauwatosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
- Genesee Depot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Genesee Depot is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Depot
- Genesee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
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 Sunnyside Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Waukesha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunnyside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookfield
- Elm Grove
- Greendale
- Greenfield
- Mukwonago
- New Berlin
- Waukesha
- Wauwatosa
- West Allis
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 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 Sunnyside Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Waukesha 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 Sunnyside Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1575094 (Sunnyside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1575094 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: Waukesha
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Muskego
- Location given for Sunnyside Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.935014 Lon: -88.1581455
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Waukesha, 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- Sunnyside 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. |