A visit to the Summers 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 Summers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Summers Cemetery:
36.8706, -92.8354
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Summers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Summers Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Ava. Ava lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Summers Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Summers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Summers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Herrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Herrell Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell Cemetery
- Horner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Comer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Comer Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Stamper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stamper Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper Cemetery
- Goodhope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Goodhope Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Cemetery
- Capp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Capp Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capp Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Huffman Cemetery West is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery West
- The Huffman Cemetery West has also been known as:
- Huffman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29447 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Boulder Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Boulder Fork Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Fork Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Watterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Watterson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watterson Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Dann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dann Cemetery is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dann Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Summers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Summers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Red Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- McClurg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McClurg is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
- Smallett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Bradleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradleyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
- Arden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Garrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Squires
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Squires is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Elkhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Ava
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bruner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chadwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Foil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foil is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
- Oldfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Taneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taneyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Thornfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Olga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Summit City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit City is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Wasola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wasola is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Sarvis Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Longrun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longrun is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Noble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Noble is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Summers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Summers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Chadwick
- Sparta
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 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 Summers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Summers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #753484 (Summers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #753484 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brownbranch
- Location given for Summers Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.870612 Lon: -92.8354495
- 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 Douglas, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summers 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. |