Welcome to Summitville ...

Summitville is located in Lee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summitville, 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.

Summitville is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Summitville: (319)

Communities Also Named Summitville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Summitville - they are located in Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio (2) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Summitville ...

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

• Fort Madison
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Madison
  • Fort Madison is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Madison <4>
• Keokuk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk
  • Keokuk is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keokuk <4>
• Hamilton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Hancock County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Carthage
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Hancock County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Kahoka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kahoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahoka
  • Kahoka is located in Clark County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahoka <4>
• Warsaw
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Hancock County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Nauvoo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
  • Nauvoo is located in Hancock County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <4>
• West Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Dallas City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
  • Dallas City is located in Hancock County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas City <4>
• Donnellson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnellson
  • Donnellson is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <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 Summitville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Summitville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summitville ...

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

Adding Summitville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summitville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lee County: www.leecounty.org/

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