Welcome to Summit ...

So far, we found very little information about Summit. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Summit to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Summit, please Contact Us.

Summit would have been located within present day Benton County<2>.

The location of Summit has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

When the people of Summit referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Summitite<4>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Summit is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Summit was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Summit still existed, it would have been in the (479) area code.

Communities Also Named Summit ...

While we believe that this Summit is located in Benton County, we know of another 4 Arkansas communities named Summit. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clark, Marion, Saint Francis and Washington County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 170 communities that are also named Summit - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arizona, California (8), Colorado (2), Connecticut (2), Florida, Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (7), Iowa (4), Kansas (5), Kentucky (5), Louisiana, Maine (3), Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (10), Minnesota (3), Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana (2), Nebraska (2), Nevada (4), New Brunswick (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York (5), North Carolina (4), Ohio (11), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (16), Quebec (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Vermont (6), Virginia (5), Washington (4), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (5) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Summit ...

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

• Springdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <6>
• Rogers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Rogers is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <6>
• Bentonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
  • Bentonville is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonville <6>
• Bella Vista
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Vista
  • Bella Vista is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 27,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bella Vista <6>
• Centerton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerton
  • Centerton is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerton <6>
• Lowell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <6>
• Pea Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Pea Ridge is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pea Ridge <6>
• Cave Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
  • Cave Springs is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
• Gravette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravette
  • Gravette is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gravette <6>
• Bethel Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
  • Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people

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 Summit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Summit.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Summit. 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 Summit.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.ar.us/

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