Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Sumner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sumner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sumner is primarily located in Bremer County. A portion of Sumner extends into Fayette County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bremer County: Black Hawk, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Fayette & Floyd.
Below are the counties that are near Sumner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sumner:
- Bremer County (The home county of Sumner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumner, with the one closest to Sumner listed first.
- Tripoli
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
- Tripoli is located in Bremer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <2>
- Frederika
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Readlyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readlyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readlyn
- Readlyn is located in Bremer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readlyn <2>
- Knittel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Klinger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Bremer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Denver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Denver is located in Bremer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <2>
- Horton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Bremer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <2>
- Plainfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Bremer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <2>
- Black Hawk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumner, with the one closest to Sumner listed first.
- Dunkerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Edwards ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Janesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Black Hawk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <2>
- Dewar
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jesup
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
- Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <2>
- Elk Run Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Evansdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
- Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <2>
- Raymond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Cedar City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Cedar Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Cedar Falls is located in Black Hawk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Falls <2>
- Finchford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- North Cedar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Black Hawk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <2>
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumner, with the one closest to Sumner listed first.
- Fairbank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
- Fairbank is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbank <2>
- Hazleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
- Hazleton is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <2>
- Stanley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Aurora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <2>
- Doris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Lamont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Lamont is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <2>
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumner, with the one closest to Sumner listed first.
- Shell Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
- Shell Rock is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <2>
- Clarksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumner, with the one closest to Sumner listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <2>
- Lawler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Lawler is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawler <2>
- Republic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- New Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- New Hampton is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hampton <2>
- Ionia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Ionia is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <2>
- Bradford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
- Chickasaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Nashua
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <2>
- North Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Bassett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Alta Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Alta Vista is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <2>
- Deerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumner, with the one closest to Sumner listed first.
- Volga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Gunder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
- Strawberry Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Point
- Strawberry Point is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Point <2>
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumner, with the one closest to Sumner listed first.
- Westgate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Hawkeye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Randalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Alpha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Oran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Donnan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Maynard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Maynard is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <2>
- Waucoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucoma
- Waucoma is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waucoma <2>
- Fayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <2>
- Douglass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Oelwein
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oelwein
- Oelwein is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oelwein <2>
- West Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West Union is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <2>
- Saint Lucas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Floyd County
- Carrville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
- Carrville is located in Floyd County
- Carrville
- Howard County
- Protivin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protivin
- Protivin is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Protivin <2>
- Protivin
- Winneshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumner, with the one closest to Sumner listed first.
- Jackson Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Navan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Fort Atkinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Fort Atkinson is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Atkinson <2>
- Festina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festina
- Festina is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festina <2>
- Spillville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillville
- Spillville is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spillville <2>
- Calmar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
- Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <2>
- Ossian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
- Ossian is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <2>
- Castalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sumner, see our County-by-County Page for Sumner.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sumner ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sumner.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sumner. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sumner and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sumner.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Sumner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sumner:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //iowaculture.gov/history/
- Pages specific to Bremer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Black Hawk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Buchanan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Butler County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chickasaw County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clayton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Floyd County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Howard County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winneshiek County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Black Hawk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Bremer County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Iowa
Cemeteries Near Sumner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sumner.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sumner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sumner, with the one closest to Sumner listed first.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Union Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Mound Cemetery
- Wilson Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Grove Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls UCC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Union Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Evangelical Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Pinhook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinhook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinhook Cemetery
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- St. Peter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
- Mentor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mentor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mentor Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sumner had a population of 861 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sumner had a population of 1,965 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sumner, with the one closest to Sumner listed first.
- Westgate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Richfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Tripoli
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
- Tripoli is located in Bremer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <2>
- Hawkeye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <2>
- Wapsie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Randalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Alpha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Donnan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Knittel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Maynard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Maynard is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <2>
- Seigel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Boyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Chickasaw County
- Klinger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Boyd
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sumner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sumner.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Bremer County: www.co.bremer.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sumner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sumner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8503, Longitude: -92.1015 |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sumner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |