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 ...
The Sumner Cemetery is located in Gratiot County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beechler Cemetery
- The Beechler Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
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- Burke Cemetery
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
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- Carson City Cemetery
- Chapel Gardens Cemetery
- Crystal Cemetery
- The Crystal Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Cemetery
- Elm Hall Cemetery
- The Elm Hall Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
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- Ferris Center Cemetery
- The Ferris Center Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris Center Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
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- Klees Cemetery
- The Klees Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
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- New Haven Center Cemetery
- Pritchard Cemetery
- The Pritchard Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
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- Richland Cemetery
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Riverdale Cemetery
- The Riverdale Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
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- Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
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- Roosa Farm Cemetery
- The Roosa Farm Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
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- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
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- Seville Cemetery
- The Seville Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
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- Sibley Cemetery
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
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- Spencer Cemetery
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
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- Wright Cemetery
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sumner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alma
- Butternut
- Butternut is located in Montcalm County
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- Carson City
- Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
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- Coe
- Coe is located in Isabella County
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- Crawford
- Crawford is located in Isabella County
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- Crystal
- Edmore
- Elm Hall
- Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
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- Elwell
- Forest Hill
- Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
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- Ithaca
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McBride
- Middleton
- North Star
- North Star is located in Gratiot County
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- North Star has also been known as:
- Northstar
- Perrinton
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Pompeii
- Riverdale
- Saint Louis
- Sheridan
- Stanton
- Strickland
- Strickland is located in Isabella County
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- Summerton
- Summerton is located in Isabella County
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- Sumner
- Sumner is located in Gratiot County
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- Vestaburg
- Vestaburg is located in Montcalm County
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- Vickeryville
- Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
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- Winn
- Winn is located in Isabella County
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- Wyman
- Wyman is located in Montcalm County
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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 Gratiot County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sumner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Carson City
- Crystal
- Edmore
- Ithaca
- Middleton
- North Star
- Perrinton
- Riverdale
- Saint Louis
- Stanton
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 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 Sumner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Gratiot 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 #639064 (Sumner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #639064 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: Gratiot
- Est. Elev: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sumner
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Gratiot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sumner Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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