Welcome to Summit Mills ...

Summit Mills is located in Somerset County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Summit Mills, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summit Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Summit Mills: Summit Mls. (or less commonly used: Summit Mlls.)

Summit Mills is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Summit Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Summit Mills lies within the (814) area code.

Communities near Summit Mills ...

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

• Frostburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <5>
• Somerset
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <5>
• Berlin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <5>
• Boswell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
  • Boswell is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <5>
• Lonaconing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <5>
• Carpendale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
  • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
• Grantsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Hyndman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
  • Hyndman is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <5>
• Rockwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <5>
• Confluence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
  • Confluence is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <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 Summit Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Summit Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summit Mills ...

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

Adding Summit Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Summit Mills 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 Mills was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Summit Mills in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summit Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/