A visit to the Sunset Memory 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 Memory Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunset Memory Gardens:
39.2498, -81.5910
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunset Memory Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sunset Memory Gardens is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies just to the northeast of the Sunset Memory Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunset Memory Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Sunset Memory Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunset Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.
- River Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The River Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill Cemetery
- The River Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- River Hill UMC Cemetery
- Riverhill Cemetery
- Riverhill UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1372269 <5>
- Maddox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Maddox Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedarville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedarville Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Cemetery
- Rockland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Richards Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
- Lubeck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lubeck Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Foley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Foley Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Tavenner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tavenner Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavenner Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Holliday Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holliday Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday Cemetery
- St. Xaviers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Xaviers Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Xaviers Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cook Cemetery
- Cook Family Cemetery
- Riverview - Cook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2318473 <5>
- Edelen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edelen Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edelen Cemetery
- Beckwith Cemetery #1
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Beckwith Cemetery #1 is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith Cemetery #1
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Deem Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deem Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Parkersburg Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Memory Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunset Memory Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Parkersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lubeck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Belpre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
- Blennerhassett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Eli
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Mineral Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mineral Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- North Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Redbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Kanawha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Youba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Vincent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Valley Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Parkers Towne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Boaz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Fillmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Leachtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Napier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Napier is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Decaturville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
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 Memory Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunset Memory Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Memory Gardens:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 Memory Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1547769 (Sunset Memory Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1547769 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Parkersburg
- Location given for Sunset Memory Gardens:
- Lat: 39.2497975 Lon: -81.590959
- 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 Wood, 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' (or 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 Memory Gardens) 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. |