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 #101507).
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 Summit Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Summit Cemetery:
41.3874, -98.4956
The Summit Cemetery is located in Howard County<2>.
The county seat for Howard County is located in Saint Paul. Saint Paul lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Summit Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Summit Cemetery.
Establishment of the Summit Cemetery ...
The Summit Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Summit Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Summit Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Logan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The North Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- South Logan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wolbach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wolbach Cemetery is located in Greeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolbach Cemetery
- Fairdale / Scott Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Logan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Cotesfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Elba Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- O'Connor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bohemian National Graveyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swedish Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greeley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dannevirke Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 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:
- Wolbach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cotesfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cushing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dannevirke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greeley Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greeley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Scotia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horace ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Palmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Loup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nysted
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dannebrog
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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 Howard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashton
- Belgrade
- Cedar Rapids
- Cushing
- Dannebrog
- Greeley
- Palmer
- Primrose
- Saint Paul
- Scotia
- Spalding
- Wolbach
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 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 Howard 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 Summit Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101507
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #833890 (Summit Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #833890 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: Howard
- Est. Elev: 629 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wolbach
- Location given for Summit Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.387513 Lon: -98.495627
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Howard, 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- Summit 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Elba and Cushing. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |