Welcome to Summit City ...
So far, we found very little information about Summit City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Summit City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Summit City, please Contact Us.
Summit City would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.
Summit City was established in 1938.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Summit City is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Summit City was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Summit City was located: 530
Communities Also Named Summit City ...
While we believe that this Summit City is located in Shasta County, we know of another 2 California communities named Summit City. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alpine and Nevada County.
Beyond California, there are 5 communities that are also named Summit City - they are located in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Summit City.
Communities near Summit City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Summit City.
- Redding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Redding is located in Shasta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redding <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Redding
- From Summit City to Redding
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson is located in Shasta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,565 people
- Former name for Anderson:
- American Ranch
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Anderson
- From Summit City to Anderson
- Bayha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayha
- Bayha is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bayha
- From Summit City to Bayha
- Bonita ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonita is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bonita
- From Summit City to Bonita
- McColl ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McColl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
- McColl is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McColl
- From Summit City to McColl
- Keswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
- Keswick is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Keswick
- From Summit City to Keswick
- Fielding ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fielding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Fielding is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fielding
- From Summit City to Fielding
- Iron Mountain ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
- Iron Mountain is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Iron Mountain
- From Summit City to Iron Mountain
- Kilna ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilna
- Kilna is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kilna
- From Summit City to Kilna
- Morley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Morley is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Morley
- From Summit City to Morley
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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Summit City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Summit City. 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 City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Summit City. See our Newspapers Page for Summit City.
Adding Summit City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Summit City 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 City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Summit City post office opened in 1939.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Summit City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Summit City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Summit City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |