A visit to the Sumner 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 Sumner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sumner Cemetery:
35.2517, -86.7797
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sumner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sumner Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Sumner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sumner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Sumner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sumner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Lovett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lovett Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett Cemetery
- Swinebroad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Swinebroad Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinebroad Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Medium Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Medium Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medium Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Medium Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15571 <5>
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Wrights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wrights Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wrights Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Boonshill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20605 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Boonshill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boonshill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill Cemetery
- Cathey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Tuley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tuley Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuley Cemetery
- Luna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Luna Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Cathey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sumner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sumner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Delina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Boonshill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Frankewing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hughey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Cornersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Dellrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pearl City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Harms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Talley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Aymett Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Wheelerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Molino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Cochran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Belleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belfast
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Globe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Lewisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Sumner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sumner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Sumner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Sumner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645332 (Sumner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645332 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 248 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cornersville
- Location given for Sumner Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2517451 Lon: -86.7797223
- 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 Lincoln, 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' (or 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- Sumner 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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