A visit to the Summerfield 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 Summerfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Summerfield Cemetery:
44.1175, -84.9192
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Summerfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Clare County<2>.
The county seat for Clare County is located in Harrison. Harrison lies just to the southeast of the Summerfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Summerfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Summerfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Summerfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Grove Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Grove Cemetery
- Frost Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Frost Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Twp. Cemetery
- Winterfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Winterfield Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterfield Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Harrison.
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #642 <5>
- East Moddersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Moddersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Watson Road Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Watson Road Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Road Cemetery
- Fernwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- St. Athanasius Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Vogel Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Vogel Center Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center Cemetery
- Prosper Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Clam Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Clam Union Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Union Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Hamilton Cedar Crest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Hamilton Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cedar Crest Cemetery
- The Hamilton Cedar Crest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
- Cedar View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989722 <5>
- Butterfield Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Butterfield Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 1
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2 is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2
- The Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2 has also been known as:
- Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2555418 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Summerfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Summerfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vogel Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
- Lake George
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Allendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gormer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gormer is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormer
- Falmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Merritt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Park Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Meredith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Houghton Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nellsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
- McBain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Avondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Houghton Lake Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
- Star City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Station
- Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Former name for Lake:
- Lake Station
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Prudenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stoney Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stoney Corner is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Corner
- Stoney Corner has also been known as:
- Stoney Corners
- Hartwick ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hartwick is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Farwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lucas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lucas is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
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 Summerfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clare County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summerfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Farwell
- Harrison
- Houghton Lake
- Marion
- McBain
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Summerfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Clare 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 Summerfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #639053 (Summerfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #639053 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: Clare
- Est. Elev: 336 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prestle Creek
- Location given for Summerfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.117517 Lon: -84.9191969
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Clare, 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- Summerfield 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. |