Welcome to Summerset Junction ...

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

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

Summerset Junction would have been located within present day Warren County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summerset Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Summerset Junction: Summerset Jct. (or less commonly used: Summerset Jctn.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Summerset Junction is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities near Summerset Junction ...

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

• Des Moines
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <5>
• Ankeny
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
  • Ankeny is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <5>
• West Des Moines
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
  • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <5>
• Urbandale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
  • Urbandale is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <5>
• Johnston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Johnston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <5>
• Altoona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <5>
• Clive
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
  • Clive is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <5>
• Indianola
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <5>
• Norwalk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <5>
• Pleasant Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <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 Summerset Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Summerset Junction.

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

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

Adding Summerset Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Summerset Junction 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 Summerset Junction was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summerset Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/