A visit to the Summit 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 Summit Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Summit Hill Cemetery:
42.7319, -94.6594
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Summit Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Summit Hill Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County<2>.
The county seat for Pocahontas County is located in Pocahontas. Pocahontas lies just to the northwest of the Summit Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Summit Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Summit Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Summit Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grant Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Grant Twp. Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Twp. Cemetery
- Havelock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Havelock Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Elfsborg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Elfsborg Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfsborg Cemetery
- Elfsborg Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Palmer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Clinton - Garfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Margarets Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Margarets Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Margarets Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Powhatan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Powhatan Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Cemetery
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- Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Marble Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Marble Valley Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley Cemetery
- Laurens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Laurens Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Columbkille's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Rolfe Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Rolfe Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rolfe Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Pomeroy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96531 <5>
- Marble Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Marble Valley Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Summit Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Summit Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pocahontas
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Havelock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Palmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rolfe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Gilmore City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pomeroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Laurens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Varina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Fonda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradgate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Pioneer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mallard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Manson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albert City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Curlew
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Jolley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jolley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Twin Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Clare
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Rutland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Ottosen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Marathon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Newell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pocahontas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summit Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bode
- Bode lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Summit Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bode.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Bradgate
- Fonda
- Gilmore City
- Havelock
- Knierim
- Laurens
- Mallard
- Manson
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Plover
- Pocahontas
- Pomeroy
- Rolfe
- West Bend
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Pocahontas 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823237 (Summit Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823237 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: Pocahontas
- Est. Elev: 372 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pocahontas
- Location given for Summit Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7319187 Lon: -94.6594243
- 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 Pocahontas, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summit 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. |
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