A visit to the Summit 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 Summit Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Summit Cemetery:
34.2040, -86.4964
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Summit Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Summit Cemetery is located in Blount County<2>.
The county seat for Blount County is located in Oneonta. Oneonta lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south of the Summit Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Summit Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Summit Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Summit Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roswell Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brooksville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooksville Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville Cemetery
- The Brooksville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brooksville Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #590261 <5>
- Ebell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebell Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebell Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Warrior Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Sivley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sivley Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivley Cemetery
- Alldredge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Alldredge Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alldredge Cemetery
- Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Brooksville.
- The Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dickson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22504 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Nesmith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Nesmith Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith Cemetery
- Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berry - Brookshire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eidson Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- Gibbs Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gibbs Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Chapel Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Canaan MB Church Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Summit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Summit Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Birdie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Brooksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Bright Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Craig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Askea Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Holly Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Highmound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Joppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arab
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Baileyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baileytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Blountsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Susan Moore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Clarence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Hog Jaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Hyatt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Hulaco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
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 Summit Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Blount County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Summit Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Blount 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 Summit Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #135179 (Summit Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135179 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: Blount
- Est. Elev: 291 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brooksville
- Location given for Summit Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2039845 Lon: -86.4963774
- 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 Blount, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Summit 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. |