A visit to the Summer Hill Cemetery ...
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 Summer Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Summer Hill Cemetery:
31.9793, -86.5175
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Summer Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Summer Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County<2>.
The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Hayneville. Hayneville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Summer Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Summer Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Summer Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Summer Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Myrtlewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Myrtlewood Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moriah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oak Bowery Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- The Spring Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26405 <5>
- Sawyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kilgore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Perdue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Temple Gate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Temple Gate Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Gate Cemetery
- Antioch East Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch East Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch East Cemetery
- Panola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Panola Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Cemetery
- Lamar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lamar Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Summer Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Summer Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Deposit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Davenport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Letohatchee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Honoraville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Highland Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lapine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Hayneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Pintlala
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Mosses
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gordonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Bragg's
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Grady
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ramer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vernledge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Forest Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bolling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Cherokee Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Petrey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Kent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Red Level
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Lowndesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rutledge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
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 Summer Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lowndes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summer Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Deposit
- Greenville
- Hayneville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Summer Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lowndes 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 Summer Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #127533 (Summer Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #127533 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: Lowndes
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Deposit
- Location given for Summer Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9793156 Lon: -86.5174727
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Lowndes, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summer Hill Cemetery) 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. |