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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 Summerville Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.7515°   (31° 45' 5")

Lon:   -92.1652°   (-92° 9' 54")

The Summerville Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish<1>.

The parish seat for La Salle Parish is located in Jena. Jena lies just to the south southeast of the Summerville Cemetery .

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 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Summerville Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 based on their distance from Summerville Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Summerville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
      • Summerville is located in La Salle Parish
    • Trout
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
      • Trout is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout <4>
    • Midway
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jena
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
      • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <4>
    • Aimwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aimwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
      • Aimwell is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aimwell <4>
    • Urania
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urania have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urania
      • Urania is located in La Salle Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urania <4>
    • Tullos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Zenoria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenoria
      • Zenoria is located in La Salle Parish
    • Standard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
      • Standard is located in La Salle Parish
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Olla
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
        • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <4>
      • Sharp Town
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
        • Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
      • Rhinehart
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhinehart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinehart
        • Rhinehart is located in Catahoula Parish
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinehart <4>
      • Georgetown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
        • Georgetown is located in Grant Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
      • Rosefield
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
        • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Kelly
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
        • Kelly is located in Caldwell Parish
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelly <4>

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Summerville Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Taylor Chapel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Squires Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Squires Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squires Cemetery
    • Turnley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turnley Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnley Cemetery
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Webster Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Webster Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
    • Renfrow Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Renfrow Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Renfrow Cemetery
    • Dempsey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dempsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dempsey Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dempsey Cemetery
    • Wilbanks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Antioch Free Methodist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Antioch Free Methodist Church Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
      • The Antioch Free Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Antioch Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Free Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Little Chickasaw Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Chickasaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Chickasaw Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Chickasaw Cemetery
    • Nolley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nolley Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolley Cemetery
    • Hair Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hair Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hair Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Jackson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jackson Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      • Forsyth Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forsyth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Forsyth Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forsyth Cemetery
      • Penecost Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penecost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Penecost Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penecost Cemetery
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Chalk Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chalk Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chalk Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chalk Hill Cemetery
      • Eden Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Eden Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
      • Belah Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • The Belah Cemetery is located in La Salle Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belah Cemetery
      • Jena Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

    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: GNIS record #545977 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: Summerville
      • County: La Salle         Elev: 40
      • Location given for GNIS #545977 (Summerville Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

    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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Summerville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7515, Longitude: -92.1652    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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