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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Summerton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Summerton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Summerton is primarily located in Isabella County. A portion of Summerton extends into Gratiot County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Isabella County: Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Mecosta, Midland, Montcalm & Osceola.

Below are the counties that are near Summerton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summerton:

  • Isabella County     (The home county of Summerton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerton, with the one closest to Summerton listed first.
    • Coe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
      • Coe is located in Isabella County
    • Shepherd
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Crawford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Isabella County
    • Strickland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strickland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
      • Strickland is located in Isabella County
    • Alembic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
      • Alembic is located in Isabella County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Winn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Isabella County
    • Jordan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Isabella County
    • Rosebush
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Beal City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
      • Beal City is located in Isabella County
    • Lake Isabella
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
      • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
      • Lake Isabella has also been known as:
      • Lake Isabella village
    • Blanchard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <2>
  • Clare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerton, with the one closest to Summerton listed first.
    • Clare
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Farwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Dover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Clare County
    • Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Lake is located in Clare County
      • Former name for Lake:
      • Lake Station
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerton, with the one closest to Summerton listed first.
    • Maple Rapids
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
      • Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Eureka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Clinton County
  • Gratiot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerton, with the one closest to Summerton listed first.
    • Forest Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
      • Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
    • Elwell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Alma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
    • Saint Louis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <2>
    • Elm Hall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
      • Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
    • Sumner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
      • Sumner is located in Gratiot County
    • Breckenridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <2>
    • Ithaca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
      • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <2>
    • North Wheeler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
      • North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
    • Wheeler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
    • North Star
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
      • North Star is located in Gratiot County
      • North Star has also been known as:
      • Northstar
  • Ionia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerton, with the one closest to Summerton listed first.
    • Hubbardston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
      • Hubbardston is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbardston <2>
    • Palo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
      • Palo is located in Ionia County
    • Matherton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
      • Matherton is located in Ionia County
    • Shiloh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Ionia County
  • Mecosta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerton, with the one closest to Summerton listed first.
    • Millbrook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
      • Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
    • Remus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Halls Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
      • Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County
    • Mecosta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecosta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecosta
      • Mecosta is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecosta <2>
    • Barryton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barryton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryton
      • Barryton is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barryton <2>
    • Canadian Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Lakes
      • Canadian Lakes is located in Mecosta County
  • Midland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerton, with the one closest to Summerton listed first.
    • Redstone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
      • Redstone is located in Midland County
    • Oil City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Midland County
    • Porter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Midland County
    • Ryan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Midland County
    • Alamando
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamando. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
      • Alamando is located in Midland County
    • North Bradley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bradley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
      • North Bradley is located in Midland County
    • Coleman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sanford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Averill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Averill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
      • Averill is located in Midland County
    • Midland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Edenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
      • Edenville is located in Midland County
    • Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Midland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
  • Montcalm County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerton, with the one closest to Summerton listed first.
    • Vestaburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestaburg
      • Vestaburg is located in Montcalm County
    • Cedar Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
    • Wyman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
      • Wyman is located in Montcalm County
    • Edmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Crystal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crystal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
      • Crystal is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <2>
    • McBride
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBride <2>
    • Carson City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <2>
    • Butternut
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
      • Butternut is located in Montcalm County
    • Stanton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <2>
    • Six Lakes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Vickeryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
      • Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
    • Sheridan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerton, with the one closest to Summerton listed first.
    • Merrill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lakefield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
      • Lakefield is located in Saginaw County
    • Iva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
      • Iva is located in Saginaw County
    • Hemlock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Nelson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Saginaw County
    • Fenmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
      • Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
    • Orr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
      • Orr is located in Saginaw County
    • Brant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
      • Brant is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brant <2>
    • Dice
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
      • Dice is located in Saginaw County
    • Freeland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
      • Freeland is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <2>
    • Frost
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frost. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
      • Frost is located in Saginaw County
    • Garfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Saginaw County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summerton, see our County-by-County Page for Summerton.

Cemeteries Near Summerton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summerton.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summerton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summerton, with the one closest to Summerton listed first.

  • Brady Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brady Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Irishtown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irishtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irishtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wright Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salt River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salt River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salt River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chapel Gardens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sibley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sibley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sibley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pritchard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pritchard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pritchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethany Indian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Indian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Green Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Summerton had a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Summerton, with the one closest to Summerton listed first.

  • Forest Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
  • Shepherd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crawford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Isabella County
  • Strickland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strickland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
    • Strickland is located in Isabella County
  • Alma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Gratiot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
  • Riverdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
    • Riverdale is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <2>
  • Saint Louis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Midland County
  • Elm Hall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
    • Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Alembic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
    • Alembic is located in Isabella County
  • Sumner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
    • Sumner is located in Gratiot County
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    • Beebe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beebe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
      • Beebe is located in Gratiot County
    • Jordan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Isabella County
    • Cedar Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summerton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summerton.

Newspapers Published in Summerton ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 168 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summerton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summerton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summerton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Summerton:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Summerton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Isabella County: www.isabellacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Summerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Summerton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Summerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4664, Longitude: -84.7261       In this case, the coordinates for Summerton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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