A visit to the Summit Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Summit Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Summit Cemetery (FG ID #101506)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Summit Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Summit Cemetery
Lat: 40.3654° (40° 21' 55")
Lon: -97.6918° (-97° 41' 30")
The Summit Cemetery is located in Fillmore County<2>.
The county seat for Fillmore County is located in Geneva. Geneva lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Summit Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Summit Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Summit Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shickley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stockholm Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Keim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keim Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Keim Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ong Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harmony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Plain Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Plain Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Chapel Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Geneva Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Antioch Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Franklin Union Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The North Lutheran Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Ohiowa Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Summit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Summit Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shickley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carleton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton
- Carleton is located in Thayer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carleton <7>
- Bruning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Strang
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belvidere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sedan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ohiowa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Edgar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deshler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deshler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
- Deshler is located in Thayer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <7>
- Angus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ruskin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Ruskin is located in Nuckolls County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruskin <7>
- Alexandria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sutton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Milligan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tobias
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fairmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Verona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Verona is located in Clay County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Verona
- From the Summit Cemetery to Verona
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 Summit Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fillmore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Belvidere
- Bruning
- Carleton
- Davenport
- Daykin
- Deshler
- Edgar
- Fairmont
- Geneva
- Grafton
- Hebron
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Continue List (9 more)
- Oak
- Oak lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Summit Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oak.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Ohiowa
- Ong
- Ong lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Summit Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ong.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ong
- Ruskin
- Shickley
- Strang
- Sutton
- Tobias
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 Summit Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Fillmore County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Summit Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #833889 (Summit Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #833889 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Carleton
- County: Fillmore Elev: 499
- Location given for GNIS #833889 (Summit Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101506
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fillmore County: www.fillmorecounty.org/
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Fillmore, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Summit Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3654, Longitude: -97.6918 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Clay Center and Shickley. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<8> | 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. |