A visit to the Summer Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Summer Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Summer Hill Cemetery (FG ID #96443).
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:
42.0556, -90.4629
The Summer Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Maquoketa. Maquoketa lies 10 miles [16.1 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 20 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- Salem's Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- North Bend School Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Richardson Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Haylock Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Haylock Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haylock Farm Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Schickel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Schickel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schickel Cemetery
- Schmidt Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Schmidt Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Farm Cemetery
- Miller Estate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miller Estate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rathbun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Farley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Russell Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Russell Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Farm 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:
- Spragueville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Preston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Van Buren
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Charlotte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goose Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Miles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Springbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Delmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Green Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Andrew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tenmile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maquoketa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Teeds Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Welton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Welton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Andover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sixmile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Elvira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sabula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cottonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn
(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 Summer Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summer Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Charlotte
- Delmar
- Maquoketa
- Preston
- Sabula
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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #96443
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462076 (Summer Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462076 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Preston
- Location given for Summer Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0561341 Lon: -90.4612427
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jackson, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |