Welcome to Summerdean ...

Summerdean is located in Augusta County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summerdean, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Summerdean is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Summerdean is located in the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Summerdean ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Summerdean: This one is located in Augusta County and the other is located in Roanoke County.

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

Communities near Summerdean ...

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

• Staunton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Staunton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <4>
• Waynesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Craigsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Craigsville is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <4>
• Goshen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
• Arbor Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
  • Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
• Newport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Augusta County
• Greenville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Spottswood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
  • Spottswood is located in Augusta County
• Brownsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <4>
• Jolivue
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
  • Jolivue is located in Augusta County

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 Summerdean. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Summerdean.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summerdean ...

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

Adding Summerdean to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Summerdean 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 Summerdean was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Summerdean post office opened in 1856.

We also found Summerdean on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summerdean.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/