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:
33.1534, -86.1544
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 Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the west 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 25 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.
- Hollins Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Darby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Darby Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Parkdale Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Rising Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rising Star Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Comers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Comers Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comers Cemetery
- Stewartville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bethany Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Methodist Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Methodist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Stewartville.
- The Bethany Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Bethany Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2478339 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Hatchett Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rozelle & Chandler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- O'Neil Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The O'Neil Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the O'Neil Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Goodwater.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329698 <5>
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Odena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Odena Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odena Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Crestview Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery
- Greenview Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell 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 Summer Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Summer Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hollins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Oldfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Sylacauga
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mignon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Stewartville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Sycamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Goodwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Gantts Quarry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Comerdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Zubers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Rendalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Winterboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Chambers Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Bon Air
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Weogufka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Kellyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Millerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hackneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Chandler Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Childersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fayetteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
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 Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summer Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Childersburg
- Goodwater
- Mignon
- Sylacauga
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 Summer Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 #146586 (Summer Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #146586 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 410 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sylacauga East
- Location given for Summer Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.15345 Lon: -86.1544156
- 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 Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |
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