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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:

33.7723, -95.6611

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 Lamar County<2>.

The county seat for Lamar County is located in Paris. Paris lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the 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 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Sumner Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sumner Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Prairie Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Little Vine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
  • McEwin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The McEwin Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwin Cemetery
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Casey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Casey Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
  • Community Hall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pyles Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Pyles Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Cemetery
  • Restlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Restlawn Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Cemetery
  • Forest Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Forest Chapel Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Chicota.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1292756 <5>
  • New Macedonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Reid Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Reid Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Paris.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2818 <5>
    • Hendricks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Littlejohn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Littlejohn Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlejohn Cemetery
    • Old City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old City Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old City Cemetery is located in Paris.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989375 <5>
    • Newbether Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Newbether Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbether Cemetery
    • Bluff Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Bluff Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Paris.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3481 <5>
    • Long Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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:

  • Sumner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Caviness
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Caviness is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
  • Hopewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hopewell is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Belk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Belk is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
  • Hinckley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hinckley is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
  • Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
  • Garretts Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
  • Razor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Razor is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
  • Toco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Toco is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Powderly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chicota
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Paris
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Midcity
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Midcity is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midcity
      • Midcity has also been known as:
      • Trout Spur
      • Trout
    • Brookston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Amherst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Amherst is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Direct
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Direct is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
    • Arthur City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • High
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • High is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
    • Ambia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Ambia is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
    • Reno
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Reno is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Petty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Atlas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Atlas is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Grant
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Sumner Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lamar 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Lamar 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 #1369391  (Sumner Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1369391 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: Lamar
      • Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pat Mayse Lake West
      • Location given for Sumner Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.772325     Lon: -95.6610729
      • 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 Lamar, 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- 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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