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Welcome to Summerhaven ...

Summerhaven is located in Pima County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summerhaven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

Summerhaven is 7,660 feet [2,335 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Summerhaven is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Summerhaven lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Summerhaven: 520

Communities Also Named Summerhaven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Summerhaven - they are located in Maine and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Summerhaven ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summerhaven ...

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

Adding Summerhaven to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Summerhaven 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 Summerhaven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Summerhaven post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summerhaven.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Pima, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Summerhaven - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/