A visit to the Summerville 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 Summerville Cemetery ...
The Summerville Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Antioch Free Methodist Church Cemetery
- Belah Cemetery
- Chalk Hill Cemetery
- The Chalk Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Hill Cemetery
- Dempsey Cemetery
- The Dempsey Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
- The Eden Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Forsyth Cemetery
- The Forsyth Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth Cemetery
- Hair Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Jena Cemetery
- Little Chickasaw Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Nolley Cemetery
- The Nolley Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolley Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Penecost Cemetery
- The Penecost Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penecost Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Renfrow Cemetery
- Squires Cemetery
- Taylor Chapel Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
- Turnley Cemetery
- The Turnley Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnley Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
- Wilbanks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Summerville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Aimwell
- Georgetown
- Jena
- Kelly
- Midway
- Midway is located in La Salle Parish
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- Olla
- Rhinehart
- Rosefield
- Sharp Town
- Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
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- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Standard
- Summerville
- Trout
- Tullos
- Urania
- Zenoria
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 Summerville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in La Salle Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summerville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harrisonburg
- Jonesville
- Olla
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 Summerville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to La Salle Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 Summerville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #545977 (Summerville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #545977 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
- Parish: La Salle
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Summerville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including La Salle, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Summerville Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
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