A visit to the Sumption Prairie 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 Sumption Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sumption Prairie Cemetery:
41.6087, -86.3306
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sumption Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sumption Prairie Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Joseph County is located in South Bend. South Bend lies just to the northeast of the Sumption Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sumption Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Sumption Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sumption Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Southlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Southlawn Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Southlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of South Bend.
- The Southlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Palmer Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86961 <5>
- Hungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located outside and to the west of South Bend.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of South Bend.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86701 <5>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Porter - Rea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Porter - Rea Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter - Rea Cemetery
- The Porter - Rea Cemetery has also been known as:
- Porter Cemetery
- Rea Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2559637 <5>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Lakeville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakeville Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville Cemetery
- Van Buskirk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Van Buskirk Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buskirk Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ferrisville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ferrisville Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisville Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Fair Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fair Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Cemetery
- City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The City Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mishawaka.
- The City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Misahwaka City Cemetery
- Mishawaka Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Mishawaka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84982 <5>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sumption Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sumption Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nutwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Gulivoire Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- Crumstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Roseland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Zeigler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Mishawaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- La Paz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- La Paz is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Wyatt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kankakee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Walkerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bakertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bakertown is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Harris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Linkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Osceola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stillwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Tyner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tyner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Bremen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Koontz Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Granger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Galien
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Niles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Niles is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <6>
- Buchanan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rolling Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 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 Sumption Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Joseph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sumption Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bremen
- Buchanan
- Galien
- Galien lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sumption Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galien.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Mishawaka
- New Carlisle
- Niles
- Niles lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Sumption Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Niles.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- North Liberty
- South Bend
- Walkerton
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 helpful 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 Sumption Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Saint Joseph 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 Sumption Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #452810 (Sumption Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #452810 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: St. Joseph
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lakeville
- Location given for Sumption Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6086581 Lon: -86.3305648
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Saint Joseph, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sumption Prairie 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. |