Welcome to Summum ...

Summum is located in Fulton County<1>.

The pronunciation of Summum: SUHM-muhm<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

Summum is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Summum is within the (309) area code.

Communities near Summum ...

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

• Beardstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
  • Beardstown is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beardstown <4>
• Havana
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Havana is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <4>
• Rushville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <4>
• Lewistown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Cuba
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Astoria
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Astoria is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <4>
• Vermont
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
  • Vermont is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermont <4>
• Saint David
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint David have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint David
  • Saint David is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint David <4>
• Chandlerville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlerville
  • Chandlerville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandlerville <4>
• Industry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
  • Industry is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <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 Summum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Summum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summum ...

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

Adding Summum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Summum 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 Summum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Summum post office opened in 1836.

We also found Summum in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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