A visit to the Summit 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 Summit Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Summit Cemetery:
35.0623, -85.0911
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Summit Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Summit Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Chattanooga. Chattanooga lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Summit Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Summit Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Summit Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Summit Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Summit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Silverdale Lookout Tower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Standifer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Standifer Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standifer Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Ooltewah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ooltewah Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ooltewah Cemetery
- Silverdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Silverdale Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale Cemetery
- Silverdale Confederate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Silverdale Confederate Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale Confederate Cemetery
- The Silverdale Confederate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Collegedale Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Varnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Varnell Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnell Cemetery
- Stubblefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stubblefield Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield Cemetery
- Morris Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Hill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Chesnutt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Chesnutt Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnutt Cemetery
- Tallant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tallant Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallant Cemetery
- Parker's Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Crumley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Crumley Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumley Cemetery
- Plowman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Plowman Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowman Cemetery
- Sylar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sylar Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylar Cemetery
- Fryar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fryar Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryar Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Ooltewah
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Collegedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Apison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Brainerd
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Mineral Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Brainerd Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- McDonald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lake Dweller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Kings Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Ridgeside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Red Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Boyce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boyce is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Ridgedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Lakesite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Ringgold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Catoosa Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Cohutta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caramel Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Middle Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley
- Lupton City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lupton City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton City
- Colonial Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Orchard Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
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 Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- East Ridge
- Ooltewah
- Ringgold
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hamilton 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1271848 (Summit Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1271848 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: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ooltewah
- Location given for Summit Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0622963 Lon: -85.0910624
- 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 Hamilton, 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- 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> | 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. |