A visit to the West 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. 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 West Summit Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Summit Cemetery:
39.5529, -97.8316
The West Summit Cemetery is located in Cloud County<1>.
The county seat for Cloud County is located in Concordia. Concordia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east of the West Summit Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Summit Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the West Summit Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Summit Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Jamestown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Hefner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scottsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- West Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The West Hope Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hope Cemetery
- West Asher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The West Asher Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asher Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sibley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- St. Concordia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nelson Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Asherville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Asherville Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Murdock Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saron Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the West Summit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Summit Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Macyville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Macyville is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
- Yuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Concordia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Norway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Kackley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gilbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Asherville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Randall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glasco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glasco is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Former names for Glasco:
- Dell Ray
- Glasgow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <5>
- Huscher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beloit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Courtland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Formoso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scandia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 West Summit Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cloud County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Summit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Ames lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the East (E) of the West Summit Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Beloit
- Concordia
- Courtland
- Delphos
- Formoso
- Glasco
- Jamestown
- Kackley
- Scandia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 West Summit Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Cloud 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 West Summit Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #473310 (West Summit Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #473310 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: Cloud
- Est. Elev: 461 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jamestown
- Location given for West Summit Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5527818 Lon: -97.8311535
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Cloud, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Summit Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |