Welcome to Summers ...

Summers is located in Northwest Arkansas.

Summers is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Summers is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Summers lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Summers: (479)

The ZIP code for Summers: 72769<3>

Communities Also Named Summers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Summers - they are located in California, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Summers.

Communities near Summers ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Summers.

• Fayetteville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Siloam Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
  • Siloam Springs is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siloam Springs <5>
• Farmington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
• Prairie Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Prairie Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Grove <5>
• Tontitown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tontitown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tontitown
  • Tontitown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tontitown <5>
• Gentry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
  • Gentry is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gentry <5>
• Stilwell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
  • Stilwell is located in Adair County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stilwell <5>
• West Fork
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
  • West Fork is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Fork <5>
• Lincoln
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
• Westville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Adair County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Summers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Summers.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Summers. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summers.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Summers. See our Newspapers Page for Summers.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summers ...

Looking for more information about Summers? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Summers, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Summers.

Adding Summers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Summers in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Summers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Summers post office opened in 1882.

We also found Summers in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Summers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/