A visit to the Sunset Memorial 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 Sunset Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunset Memorial Park:
37.7890, -81.2148
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies just to the east southeast of the Sunset Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunset Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Calfee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Sebastians Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Teel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Teel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Teel Cemetery is located in Sprague.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2442963 <5>
- Wright Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- W.T. Warden Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The W.T. Warden Family Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W.T. Warden Family Cemetery
- The W.T. Warden Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Warden Family Cemetery
- Aliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Aliff Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliff Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sweeney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Snuffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuffer Cemetery
- Cannaday Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cannaday Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannaday Cemetery
- Biggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Biggs Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Tulliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tulliver Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulliver Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Pemberton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Sunset Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunset Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Wickham
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
- Old Mill Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- Mabscott
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Beckley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sprague
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- MacArthur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Skelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Harper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crab Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Raleigh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- White Stick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Stanaford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prosperity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Sweeneyburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Pemberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Tilden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Beaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tolleys
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Glen White
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Sullivan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Daniels
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifftop
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Piney View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Bradley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Lester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Sophia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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. The following communities are located in Raleigh 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 begin 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 Sunset Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Raleigh 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 Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1547768 (Sunset Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1547768 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: Raleigh
- Est. Elev: 750 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beckley
- Location given for Sunset Memorial Park:
- Lat: 37.789003 Lon: -81.2148235
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Raleigh, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset Memorial 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. |