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A visit to the Sunset Memorial Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.2524°   (39° 15' 8")

Lon:   -80.3675°   (-80° 22' 3")

The cemetery is located in Harrison County<1>.

As an estimate, the Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Clarksburg.

The county seat for Harrison County is located in Clarksburg. Clarksburg lies just to the north northeast of the Sunset Memorial Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Sunset Memorial Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Fortney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fortney Cemetery is located in Harrison County
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Borring Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Borring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Borring Cemetery is located in Harrison County
  • Mt. Clare IOOF Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Clare IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Clare IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Clare IOOF Cemetery is located in Harrison County
  • Center Branch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Center Branch Cemetery is located in Harrison County
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Harrison County
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Harrison County
  • Hardman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hardman Cemetery is located in Harrison County
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Harrison County
  • Sycamore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sycamore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sycamore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Harrison County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Sycamore Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sycamore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sycamore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Adkinson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adkinson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Union Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Bond Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bond Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Stonewall Park Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stonewall Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stonewall Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stonewall Park Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Elkview Masonic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gore Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gore Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Sheets Mill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheets Mill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheets Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sheets Mill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Stouts Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stouts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stouts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stouts Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Wolfe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolfe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolfe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Norman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norman Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Burns Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burns Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floral Hills Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Floral Hills Memorial Gardens is located in Harrison County
    • Davison Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davison Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bartlett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartlett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Harrison County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Sunset Memorial Cemetery.

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

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 Cemetery. The following communities are located in Harrison County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Cemetery:

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 Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1547766  (Sunset Memorial Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1547766 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: Clarksburg
    • County: Harrison         Elev: 341
    • Location given for GNIS #1547766 (Sunset Memorial Cemetery)

The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2524, Longitude: -80.3675    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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