About Sunset Cemetery
Sunset Cemetery is a cemetery near Lake Darby, Franklin County, Ohio. It lies about 2.5 mi west of Lake Darby. The grounds sit at about 912 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Herschel Whitfield Arant, Oscar Brookin and Floyd Franklin Green. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1080448. The nearest other listed cemetery is Alton Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Jerry Spears Funeral Home and Cremation in Hilliard, about 5.0 mi away. It is one of 207 cemeteries we list in Franklin County, and 135 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Franklin County dates to 1813. 3 of the 207 listings in Franklin County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lake Darby. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Sunset Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 Spanish-American War veteran.
- Herschel Whitfield Arant1887-1941United States federal judge
- Oscar Brookin1869-1938United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Floyd Franklin Green1899-1952American mayor
- Jessica Keen1975-1991American girl who was murdered
- Lee Snoots1892-1968American football player
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sunset 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
39.94596, -83.18474
What Sunset 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
- Alton CemeteryLincoln Village, OHCemetery1.1 mi
- Clover CemeteryLincoln Village, OHCemetery1.4 mi
- Postle CemeteryLincoln Village, OHCemetery2.2 mi
- Galloway CemeteryGrove City, OHCemetery2.8 mi
- Saint James Lutheran CemeteryLincoln Village, OHLutheran cemetery3.0 mi
- Oak Grove CemeteryLake Darby, OHCemetery3.9 mi
- Ebenezer CemeteryGrove City, OHCemetery4.0 mi
- Hampton CemeteryWest Jefferson, OHCemetery4.5 mi
- Gundy CemeteryGrove City, OHCemetery4.6 mi
- Salem CemeteryUrbancrest, OHCemetery4.6 mi
Funeral homes near Sunset Cemetery
- Jerry Spears Funeral Home and Cremation5.0 miFuneral home · Hilliard · (614) 927-2470
- Advantage Funeral & Cremation Services by Schoedinger–Hilltop5.5 miCremation provider · Columbus · (614) 279-8675
- Newark Memorials5.9 miMonument dealer · Columbus · (740) 345-2425
- Modlich Monument Company5.9 miMonument dealer · Columbus · (614) 276-1439
- Jerry Spears Funeral Home and Cremation6.0 miFuneral home · Columbus · (380) 285-6598
- Tidd Funeral Home6.2 miFuneral home · Hilliard · (614) 876-1722
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