A visit to the Summertown 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 Summertown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Summertown Cemetery:
35.4323, -87.3211
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Summertown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Summertown Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Lawrenceburg. Lawrenceburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Summertown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Summertown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Summertown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Summertown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Wyrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wyrick Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyrick Cemetery
- Shrader Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shrader Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrader Cemetery
- Pleasant Garden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Workman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Factory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Factory Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Cemetery
- Drakes Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Drakes Lane Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Lane Cemetery
- Colbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Colbert Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert Cemetery
- Barnesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barnesville Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville Cemetery
- Himes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Himes Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himes Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brace Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Chapel Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapel Grove Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Grove Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Kittrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Kittrell Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell Cemetery
- Henryville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Henryville Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville Cemetery
- Old Henryville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Yoder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- Blowing Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blowing Spring Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowing Spring Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blowing Spring Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
- The Blowing Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blowing Rock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9417 <5>
- Orr Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Orr Chapel Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Orr Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515877 <5>
- Sheepneck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sheepneck Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepneck Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sheepneck Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18374 <5>
- Sandy Hook Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lasley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lasley Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lasley Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14514 <5>
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] of the Summertown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Summertown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Henryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Webber City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Park Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Flatwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Screamer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Frierson Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Hampshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Campbellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Southport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Lawrenceburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Weakley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Broadview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Voorhies
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Ashwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Zion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Hohenwald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bodenham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Armour Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Bufords
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Greenfield Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Kimmins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
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 Summertown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summertown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hohenwald
- Lawrenceburg
- Mount Pleasant
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Summertown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Summertown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1271844 (Summertown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1271844 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Summertown
- Location given for Summertown Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4322992 Lon: -87.3211249
- 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 Lawrence, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Summertown 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. |