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A visit to the Summer 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 Summer Cemetery ...

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

37.2598, -91.4513

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Summer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Summer Cemetery is located in Shannon County<2>.

The county seat for Shannon County is located in Eminence. Eminence lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Summer Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Summer Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Summer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Grassy Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Grassy Hollow Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Hollow Cemetery
  • Weese Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Weese Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weese Cemetery
  • Lower Grassy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Lower Grassy Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Grassy Cemetery
  • Lone Pine - Piatt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Culpepper Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Culpepper Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpepper Cemetery
  • Bunch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Bunch Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunch Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Heaton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Heaton Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Cemetery
  • Black Pond Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Black Pond Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Pond Cemetery
  • Chrisco Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Chrisco Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisco Cemetery
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
  • Akers Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Akers Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Akers Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Akers.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1995307 <5>
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    • Chilton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Chilton Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton Cemetery
    • Short Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Short Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
    • Rector Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Rector Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector Cemetery
    • Pickett Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Pickett Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
    • Dyer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Dyer Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
    • New Eminence Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Eminence Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eminence Cemetery
    • Delmar Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Delmar Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar Cemetery
    • Delaware Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Delaware Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Cemetery
    • Rader Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Rader Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader Cemetery
    • Gray Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Gray Cemetery is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Summer Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Summer Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Round Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • Alley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Alley is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
  • Eminence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Akers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Akers is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
  • Summersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartshorn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
  • Gila
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gila is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Jadwin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jadwin is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
  • Birch Tree
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Winona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bunker
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Eunice
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Darien
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Montier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Montier is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
    • Hattie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hattie is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
    • Doss
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Doss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
    • Raymondville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Yukon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Mountain View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fruit City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
    • Corridon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
    • Reynolds
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Greeley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Jack
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jack is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
    • Bee Fork
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork

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 Summer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shannon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summer Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Summer Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Shannon 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 Summer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #727281  (Summer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #727281 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: Shannon
      • Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Round Spring
      • Location given for Summer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.2597686     Lon: -91.4512496
      • 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 Missouri's counties, including Shannon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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- Summer 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.
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