A visit to the Summerhays 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 Summerhays Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Summerhays Cemetery:
41.6889, -91.6863
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Summerhays Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Summerhays Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies just to the east southeast of the Summerhays Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Summerhays Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Summerhays Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Summerhays Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tiffin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2187779 <5>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229749 <5>
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greencastle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Greencastle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle Cemetery
- The Greencastle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Babcock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94940 <5>
- Morman Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Morman Burying Ground is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morman Burying Ground
- Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hummer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hummer Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hummer Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Frytown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95147 <5>
- Welsh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Welsh Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Cemetery
- The Welsh Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Welsh Congregational Church Cemetery
- Welsh Pioneer Cemetery
- Welsh UCC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163242 <5>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Alt Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alt Cemetery
- The Alt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wein Burying Ground
- Wein Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140588 <5>
- Angels Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Angels Rest Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels Rest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Angels Rest Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Frytown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2376952 <5>
- Graper Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Graper Farm Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graper Farm Cemetery
- The Graper Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Graper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462040 <5>
- Eash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridgewood Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Cemetery
- The Ridgewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Liberty Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95947 <5>
- Dupont Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grabin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Grabin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grabin Cemetery
- The Grabin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heifner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94894 <5>
- Frytown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Frytown Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown Cemetery
- The Frytown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Frank Pierce Cemetery
- Frytown Church of Christ Cemetery
- Williamstown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188707 <5>
- Yoder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- Yoder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Agudas Achim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Agudas Achim Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agudas Achim Cemetery
- The Agudas Achim Cemetery has also been known as:
- Agudis Achim Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94148 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Summerhays Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Summerhays Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tiffin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cosgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Coralville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- North Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- University Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Williamstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Frytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Iowa City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cou Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cou Falls
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Swisher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Amish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Shueyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Solon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Western
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Western is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Amana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kalona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Elmira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elmira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Morse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Ely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middle Amana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Summerhays Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summerhays Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amana
- Coralville
- Hills
- Iowa City
- Kalona
- Oxford
- Solon
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 Summerhays Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Summerhays Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2002538 (Summerhays Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2002538 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 243 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tiffin
- Location given for Summerhays Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6889025 Lon: -91.6862832
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Johnson, 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- Summerhays 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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