About James Summerlin Cemetery
James Summerlin Cemetery is a church cemetery in Pearson, Atkinson County, Georgia. It was established in 1864. The nearest other listed cemetery is Frank Pelz Memorial Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Relihan Funeral Home in Pearson, about 3.1 mi away. It is one of 39 cemeteries we list in Atkinson County, and 51 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in Atkinson County. 7 of the 39 listings in Atkinson County have a phone number or website on record.
Grave of James Summerlin [1824–1864], a Confederate soldier tasked with hunting down deserters of the Army, who was killed by a group of deserters near the site.
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31.33358, -82.82622
What James Summerlin Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Frank Pelz Memorial Cemetery168 Frank Pelz Lane, Pearson, GAChurch cemetery0.5 mi
- Sweetwater United Methodist Church CemeteryPearson, GAChristian cemetery1.2 mi
- Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryPearson, GAChristian cemetery2.1 mi
- Pearson CemeteryPearson, GACemetery2.7 mi
- Ricketson CemeteryPearson, GACemetery2.9 mi
- Tison CemeteryPearson, GACemetery3.0 mi
- Old Jowers Chapel CemeteryPearson, GAChurch cemetery3.8 mi
- Mount Zion CemeteryPearson, GACemetery4.0 mi
- Mount Zion Baptist Church CemeteryPearson, GABaptist cemetery4.0 mi
- Fales CemeteryBeechwood Drive, Douglas, GAChristian cemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near James Summerlin Cemetery
- Relihan Funeral Home3.1 miFuneral home · Pearson · (912) 422-3221
- Ricketson Funeral Home Inc.12 miFuneral home · Douglas · (912) 384-1155
- Harrell's Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Douglas · (912) 384-2251
- Mc Iver Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Douglas · (912) 384-7013
- Mc Lean-litman Funeral Services Inc12 miFuneral home · Douglas · (912) 384-1822
- Ricketson Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Douglas · (912) 384-1155
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Frequently asked questions
Where is James Summerlin Cemetery located?
James Summerlin Cemetery is at 890 Axson Road, Pearson, GA 31642 in Atkinson County. GPS coordinates: 31.33358, -82.82622.
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