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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:

41.3595, -72.6270

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 New Haven County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the Summer Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Summer Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Summer Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • West Side Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The West Side Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
  • Pine Orchard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Pine Orchard Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Southwest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Southwest Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
  • Lane District Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lane District Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane District Cemetery
  • Bluff Head Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bluff Head Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Head Cemetery
  • Nut Plains Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Nut Plains Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nut Plains Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Stone House Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Stone House Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • West Side Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The West Side Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Alderbrook Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Alderbrook Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbrook Cemetery
    • West Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Westside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Westside Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Cemetery
    • Parker Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Parker Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Hill Cemetery
    • Hammonasset Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hammonasset Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonasset Cemetery
    • Burr District Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Burr District Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr District Cemetery
    • Little City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Little City Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City Cemetery
    • Indian River Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Indian River Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River Cemetery
      • The Indian River Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Clinton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #436174 <5>
    • Winthrop Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cedar Lake Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake Cemetery
    • Ponset Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ponset Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponset Cemetery
    • Old Ponset Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Ponset Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ponset 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 Summer Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Summer Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • North Madison
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • North Madison is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
  • Madison
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Madison is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,924 people
  • Killingworth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Killingworth is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Guilford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Guilford is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,043 people
  • Killingworth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Guilford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • East River is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
  • Madison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clinton is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,881 people
  • Little City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Little City is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
  • North Branford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Clinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Durham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Durham is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
    • North Branford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • North Branford is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,066 people
    • Deep River
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Deep River is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,419 people
    • Chester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Chester is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
    • Haddam
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Haddam is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,150 people
    • Ponset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ponset is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponset
    • Northford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Totoket
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Totoket is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totoket
    • Stony Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stony Creek is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Durham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Grove Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Grove Beach is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Beach
    • Westbrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Westbrook is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,842 people
    • Ivoryton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Chester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Arnolds
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Arnolds is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds

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 New Haven County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summer Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Chester
  • Clinton
  • Durham
    • Durham lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Summer Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Durham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Guilford
  • Ivoryton
  • Madison

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 professional and volunteer 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 Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to New Haven 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 #211288  (Summer Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #211288 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: New Haven
      • Est. Elev: 99 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Guilford
      • Location given for Summer Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.3595427     Lon: -72.6270376
      • 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 Connecticut's counties, including New Haven, 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' (or 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- 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.