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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 San Luis Obispo County<2>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Summit, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Summit was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Summit would have been located in the (805) area code.

Communities Also Named Summit ...

While we believe that this Summit is located in San Luis Obispo County, we know of another 7 California communities named Summit. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kern, Mendocino, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Bernardino and Santa Cruz County.

Beyond California, there are 170 communities that are also named Summit - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (5), 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.

  • Santa Maria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • San Luis Obispo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Arroyo Grande
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grover Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Guadalupe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pismo Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Callender
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fairoaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairoaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
    • Fairoaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Oceano
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Betteravia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betteravia
    • Betteravia is located in Santa Barbara County

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.

Adding Summit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Summit in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Summit was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summit.

The official website for San Luis Obispo County: www.co.slo.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Summit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Luis Obispo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Summit refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Summit may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Summit - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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