Welcome to Summit ...

Summit is located in Fremont County<1>.

The location of Summit has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.

Summit is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Summit: (712)

Communities Also Named Summit ...

While we believe that this Summit is located in Fremont County, we know of another 3 Iowa communities named Summit. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lee, Linn and Muscatine County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 170 communities that are also named Summit - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (5), California (8), Colorado (2), Connecticut (2), Florida, Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (7), 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.

• Red Oak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Red Oak is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <4>
• Shenandoah
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Malvern
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
  • Malvern is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <4>
• Hamburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• Sidney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Tabor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Tabor is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <4>
• Essex
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
  • Essex is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <4>
• Stanton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <4>
• Farragut
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
  • Farragut is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <4>
• Emerson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Emerson is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summit ...

Looking for more information about Summit? 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 Summit, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Summit.

Adding Summit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Summit 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 Summit was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summit.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fremont County: www.co.fremont.ia.us/

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