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:
30.3522, -96.2714
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Brenham. Brenham lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Summers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Summers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Coplyn Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Coplyn Spring Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplyn Spring Cemetery
- Willingham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Willingham Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham Cemetery
- Whitfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Tennyson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Tennyson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson Cemetery
- Sand Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sand Prairie Cemetery is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Prairie Cemetery
- Millican Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Millican Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Weaver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Evans Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Prairie Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Prairie Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Botts Ferry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Botts Ferry Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botts Ferry Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Navasota City Cemetery
- Rest Haven Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5675 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Summers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Summers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Allen Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Washington ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millican
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Graball ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Scofield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scofield is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Navasota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wellborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Merle ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Quarry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Quarry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Gay Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gay Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
- Brenham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chappell Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Snook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lyons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rehburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rehburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
- Saint Paul
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- College Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Wehdem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Wehdem is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
- Sempronius ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sempronius is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anderson
- Brenham
- Chappell Hill
- College Station
- Somerville
- Washington - Historic
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 Summers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #1348061 (Summers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1348061 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Independence
- Location given for Summers Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.3521533 Lon: -96.2713506
- 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 Texas' counties, including Washington, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |