A visit to the Sumner 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 Sumner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sumner Cemetery:
39.5162, -95.1085
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sumner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sumner Cemetery is located in Atchison County<2>.
The county seat for Atchison County is located in Atchison. Atchison lies just to the north northwest of the Sumner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sumner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sumner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sumner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. St. Scholastica Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcraft Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ashcraft Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- St. Benedicts Abbey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Gillin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Gillin Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gillin Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- State of Kansas Children's Orphan Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sunset Memory Gardens is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memory Gardens
- Round Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Round Mound Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mound Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Mound Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Atchison.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93551 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hays Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hays Family Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Family Cemetery
- Gore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Hudseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hudseph Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudseph Cemetery
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Sapp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sapp Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapp Cemetery
- Bellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bellis Cemetery is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellis Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
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 Sumner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sumner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Atchison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lewis and Clark Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Sugar Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Port Williams
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Potter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Iatan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Iatan is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Cummings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Doniphan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lowemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Kickapoo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- De Kalb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Monrovia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Nortonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Sumner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Atchison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sumner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atchison
- Brenner
- De Kalb
- Doniphan
- Easton
- Effingham
- Nortonville
- Potter
- Weston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Sumner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Atchison 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 Sumner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #473519 (Summer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #473519 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: Atchison
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Atchison East
- Location given for Summer Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5163854 Lon: -95.1083011
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Atchison, 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 from Point A (ie- Sumner 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. |