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A visit to the Summit Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Summit Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Summit Cemetery

Lat:   38.6742°   (38° 40' 27")

Lon:   -97.8889°   (-97° 53' 20")

The Summit Cemetery is located in Saline County<2>.

The county seat for Saline County is located in Salina. Salina lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northeast of the Summit Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Summit Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Summit Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in McPherson County
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek Cemetery
    • The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Saline County
  • Terra Cotta Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terra Cotta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terra Cotta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Terra Cotta Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
  • Marquette Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marquette Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marquette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marquette Cemetery is located in McPherson County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Saline County
  • Brookville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brookville Cemetery is located in Saline County
  • Carneiro Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carneiro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carneiro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carneiro Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
  • Elim Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elim Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elim Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elim Lutheran Cemetery is located in McPherson County
  • Faun Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Faun Cemetery is located in Saline County
  • Langley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Langley Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
  • Scates Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scates Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
  • Smoky Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • Buckeye Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Smolan Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smolan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smolan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smolan Cemetery is located in Saline County
    • Mulberry Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
    • Kanopolis Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanopolis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanopolis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kanopolis Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
    • Forest Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Rice County
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
    • Excelsior Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Excelsior Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Excelsior Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Excelsior Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in McPherson County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Summit Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Summit Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Venango
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
    • Venango is located in Ellsworth County
  • Terra Cotta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Cotta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
    • Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
  • Falun
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Yankee Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Run
    • Yankee Run is located in Ellsworth County
  • Brookville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Marquette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marquette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
    • Marquette is located in McPherson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <6>
  • Carneiro ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carneiro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
    • Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
  • Langley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • Langley is located in Ellsworth County
  • Salemsborg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemsborg
    • Salemsborg is located in Saline County
  • Smolan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smolan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
    • Smolan is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Phillips Village ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillips Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Village
    • Phillips Village is located in Saline County
  • Bavaria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavaria
    • Bavaria is located in Saline County
    • Bavaria has also been known as:
    • Houch
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Crawford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crawford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Rice County
    • Lindsborg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kanopolis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanopolis
      • Kanopolis is located in Ellsworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanopolis <6>
    • Midway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Ellsworth County
    • Bridgeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Saline County
    • Assaria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assaria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assaria
      • Assaria is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Assaria <6>
    • Glendale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Saline County
    • Mentor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
      • Mentor is located in Saline County

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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saline County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summit Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cemetery:

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 Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #476935  (Summit Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #476935 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Venango
    • County: Saline         Elev: 447
    • Location given for GNIS #476935 (Summit Cemetery)

The official website for Saline County: www.co.saline.ks.us/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Saline, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Summit Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6742, Longitude: -97.8889       In this case, the coordinates for the Summit Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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