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:
38.5193, -80.5845
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 Webster County<2>.
. Webster Springs lies 9 miles [14.5 km]
<3> 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 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sunset Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunset Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- McElwain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McElwain Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElwain Cemetery
- Barnett Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Boggs Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- McCourt - Cogar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Columbus McCourt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Centralia Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Lynch Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lynch Point Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Holly River Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- Baker Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Ridge Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge Cemetery
- Handschumacher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adam Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Adam Miller Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam Miller Cemetery
- The Adam Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #335762 <5>
- Big Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Tinnel / Mollohan Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunset Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunset Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Erbacon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Halo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Tioga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cowen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Excelsior
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Little Birch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Welch Glade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Upperglade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Orndoff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Big Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Palmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Addison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Birch River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Camden-on-Gauley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Canfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Ralph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Sutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Herold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Beaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Craigsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McNutt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Flatwoods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hacker Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Replete
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Gassaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Webster 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Webster 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 #1547767 (Sunset Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1547767 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 475 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Erbacon
- Location given for Sunset Memorial Park:
- Lat: 38.5192715 Lon: -80.584535
- 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 Webster, 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 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. |