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:
36.1798, -87.7881
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 Humphreys County<2>.
The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Waverly. Waverly lies just to the south of the Summers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Summers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Summers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Summers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Grice Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- Warden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Warden Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warden Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Madden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Madden Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden Cemetery
- McKeel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McKeel Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeel Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Damesworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Damesworth Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damesworth Cemetery
- Beecham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beecham Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecham Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Latimer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Latimer Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridings Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Stockard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stockard Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockard Cemetery
- Averitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Averitt Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averitt Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett 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 Summers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Summers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McEwen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Erin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McKinnon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Plant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Faxon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Hurricane Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- New Johnsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tennessee City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Cumberland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bakerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vanleer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Slayden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Throckmorton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Wildlife Cove Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Whitehouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Springville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Humphreys County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Camden
- Cumberland City
- Erin
- Erin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Summers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
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 Summers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Humphreys 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 #1271836 (Summers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1271836 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: Humphreys
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Halls Creek
- Location given for Summers Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1797801 Lon: -87.7880796
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Humphreys, 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 drawn 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. |
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