About Sunset Memorial Cemetery
Sunset Memorial Cemetery is a cemetery near Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota. It lies about 1.4 mi south of Montevideo. The grounds sit at about 1,037 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Christopher A. Fosnes and Lycurgus Rose Moyer. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 652856. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, about 2.1 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo, about 1.2 mi away. It is one of 29 cemeteries we list in Chippewa County, and 21 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Montevideo. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Sunset Memorial Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist.
- Christopher A. Fosnes1862-1955American politician (1862-1955), Minnesota, House 1897-98 (District 43); House 1899-1900 (District 18)
- Lycurgus Rose Moyer1848-1917American teacher, surveyor, judge, banker, community leader, author, botanist and botanical collector
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sunset Memorial Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
44.96846, -95.71841
What Sunset Memorial Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Saint John's Lutheran Church CemeteryMontevideo, MNLutheran cemetery2.1 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryMontevideo, MNCemetery2.4 mi
- Brono CemeteryMontevideo, MNCemetery3.3 mi
- Terrace Lawn CemeteryMontevideo, MNCemetery3.3 mi
- Camp Release Township CemeteryMontevideo, MNMunicipal cemetery5.1 mi
- Strombeck CemeteryMontevideo, MNCemetery5.1 mi
- Black Oak Lake CemeteryMontevideo, MNCemetery5.6 mi
- Norwegian Lutheran Church CemeteryMontevideo, MNLutheran cemetery5.9 mi
- German American CemeteryMontevideo, MNCemetery6.0 mi
- Palmer Creek CemeteryMontevideo, MNCemetery6.7 mi
Funeral homes near Sunset Memorial Cemetery
- Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Montevideo · (320) 269-8844
- Wing-Bain Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Montevideo · (320) 269-8425
- Anderson Tebeest Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Granite Falls · (320) 564-0900
- Wing-bain Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Granite Falls · (320) 564-2343
- Hanson & Dahl Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Dawson · (320) 769-4550
- Harvey Anderson Funeral Homes17 miFuneral home · Clara City · (320) 847-3583
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