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:
43.0625, -88.4640
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 Waukesha County<2>.
The county seat for Waukesha County is located in Waukesha. Waukesha lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Summit Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Summit Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Summit Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. John Chrysostom Episcopalian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nashotah House Episcopalian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Belle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Jerome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Jerome Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jerome Cemetery
- St. Brunos Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ottawa Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Holy Innocents Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oconomowoc Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Joan of Arc Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Redemptionist Fathers Catholic Seminary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norwegian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Hartland Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Gardens of Stonebank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gardens of Stonebank Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens of Stonebank Cemetery
- The Gardens of Stonebank Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stone Bank Presbyterian Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Bark River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bark River Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark River Cemetery
- St. Peter Episcopal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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]<3> of the Summit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Summit Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Summit Center
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Center
- Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
- Oconomowoc Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Dousman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dousman is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dousman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Waterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Delafield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Delafield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,559 people
- Nashotah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nashotah is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,361 people
- Oconomowoc
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Okauchee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Okauchee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee
- Okauchee Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
- Wales
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wales is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
- Chenequa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chenequa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenequa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ottawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Pewaukee West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pewaukee West is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee West
- Lac La Belle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Hartland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
- Stonebank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stonebank is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebank
- Lake Lac La Belle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Monterey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Genesee Depot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Genesee Depot is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Depot
- Ixonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
- North Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Genesee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Merton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merton is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
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. The following communities are located in Waukesha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Summit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delafield
- Dousman
- Hartland
- North Prairie
- Oconomowoc
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 helpful 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 Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Waukesha 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 #1575053 (Summit Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1575053 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: Waukesha
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oconomowoc East
- Location given for Summit Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0625081 Lon: -88.4639871
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Waukesha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |