A visit to the Summit Level 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 Level Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Summit Level Cemetery:
41.1806, -90.3518
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Summit Level Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Summit Level Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Summit Level Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Summit Level Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Summit Level Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Summit Level Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodhull Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Woodhull Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull Cemetery
- Alpha Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Alpha Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha Cemetery
- St. John the Apostle Parish Cemetery (New)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. John the Apostle Parish Cemetery (New) is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Apostle Parish Cemetery (New)
- The St. John the Apostle Parish Cemetery (New) has also been known as:
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2500633 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Oxford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oxford Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
- Clover Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grace Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Windsor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Windsor Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor Cemetery
- Rio Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rio Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rio Baptist Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rio Baptist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Rio.
- The Rio Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Robertson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104621 <5>
- Bruner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bruner Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ontario Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ontario Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodhams Cemetery
- Deatherage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Deatherage Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatherage Cemetery
- Andover Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Andover Twp. Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Twp. Cemetery
- Lynn Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lynn Center Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Center Cemetery
- Swedona Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Swedona Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona Cemetery
- Western Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Western Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
- Merryman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Merryman Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryman Cemetery
- Junk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Junk Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junk Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian 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 Summit Level Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Summit Level Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodhull
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alpha
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Rio
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ophiem
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ophiem is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
- Lynn Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Griffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Altona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shanghai City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shanghai City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
- Henderson Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Henderson Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
- Wataga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bishop Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Osco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sherrard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Viola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alexis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Morristown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Matherville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gilchrist
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
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 Level Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summit Level Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexis
- Altona
- Cambridge
- Matherville
- New Windsor
- Oneida
- Orion
- Viola
- Wataga
- Wataga lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Summit Level Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wataga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wataga
- Woodhull
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 professional and volunteer 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 Level Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Level Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #419352 (Summit Level Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419352 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodhull
- Location given for Summit Level Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1805922 Lon: -90.351793
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Henry, 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- Summit Level 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |