Welcome to Cummings ...

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

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

Cummings would have been located within present day Wood County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cummings, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cummings is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Cummings was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Cummings ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Cummings - they are located in California (2), Florida (2), Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Cummings ...

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

• Toledo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <5>
• Bowling Green
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <5>
• Perrysburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
  • Perrysburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <5>
• Oregon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <5>
• Sylvania
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Sylvania is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <5>
• Maumee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
  • Maumee is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <5>
• Rossford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossford
  • Rossford is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossford <5>
• Waterville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <5>
• Northwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Northwood is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <5>
• Whitehouse
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <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 Cummings. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cummings.

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

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

Adding Cummings to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cummings post office opened in 1882.

We also found Cummings in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cummings.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/