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:
32.4682, -89.3740
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Forest. Forest lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Summers Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Summers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Summers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Amis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Amis Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis Cemetery
- Futchs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Futchs Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Futchs Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Dennis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dennis Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Britt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Britt Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt Cemetery
- Lone Pilgrim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lone Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pilgrim Cemetery
- Eastern Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Eastern Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
- Lake City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lake City Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake City Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Lake.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2408790 <5>
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- Bufkin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bufkin Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bufkin Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Decatur.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58333 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Fuston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Fuston Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuston Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Hayes Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Hayes Creek Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Creek Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Milldale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Milldale Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Conehatta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Harperville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Sebastopol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lucern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- High Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Pine Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Raworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tuscola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Cash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Kalem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Standing Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dowdville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Lena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Hunter Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Neshoba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
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 Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 #685108 (Summers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685108 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Conehatta
- Location given for Summers Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4681967 Lon: -89.3739543
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Scott, 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- 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. |