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A visit to the Sumterville 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 Sumterville Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sumterville Cemetery:

28.7555, -82.0587

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sumterville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Sumterville Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.

The county seat for Sumter County is located in Bushnell. Bushnell lies just to the south southwest of the Sumterville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sumterville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Sumterville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tema Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tema Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tema Cemetery
  • St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden is located outside and to the east of Bushnell.
    • The St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden has also been known as:
    • St. Francis Memorial Garden
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2736557 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cool Spring Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
  • Royal Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Matchett Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Matchett Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchett Cemetery
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Garden of Memories Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • The Garden of Memories Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Garden of Memories
  • Oakridge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Oakridge Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Oak Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
    • Rutland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rutland Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
    • Bay Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Bay Hill Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill Cemetery
    • Stewart Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Merritt Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Merritt Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sumterville Cemetery.

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

  • Sumterville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Coleman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Adamsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Lake Panasoffkee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange Home
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
  • Bushnell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Center Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitney is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Wahoo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
  • Okahumpka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Montclair
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Montclair is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Webster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bay Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Leesburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fruitland Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
    • Tarrytown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
    • Linden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Mabel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Sunnyside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Lady Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Villages
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Istachatta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nobleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Conant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Conant is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Floral City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 Sumterville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sumterville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Sumter 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 Sumterville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #291812  (Sumterville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #291812 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: Sumter
      • Est. Elev: 19 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wildwood
      • Location given for Sumterville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.7555454     Lon: -82.0586958
      • 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 Florida's counties, including Sumter, 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 from Point A (ie- Sumterville 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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