Welcome to Summitville ...

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

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

Summitville would have been located within present day Rio Grande County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summitville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Summitville is 11,280 feet [3,438 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Summitville is about 2¼ miles [or ~3½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Summitville was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Summitville once stood is in the (719) area code.

Going back to its beginning, Summitville was originally named Summit. For more information about the names of Summitville, see The Names of Summitville on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Summitville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Summitville - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Ohio (2) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Summitville ...

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

• South Fork
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
  • South Fork is located in Rio Grande County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Fork <5>
• Platoro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platoro
  • Platoro is located in Conejos County
• Gerrard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrard
  • Gerrard is located in Rio Grande County
• Agua Ramon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Ramon
  • Agua Ramon is located in Rio Grande County
• Del Norte
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Norte
  • Del Norte is located in Rio Grande County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del Norte <5>
• Monte Vista
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista
  • Monte Vista is located in Rio Grande County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Vista <5>
• Pagosa Springs
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pagosa Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagosa Springs
  • Pagosa Springs is located in Archuleta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pagosa Springs <5>
• Capulin
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capulin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capulin
  • Capulin is located in Conejos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capulin <5>
• Homelake
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homelake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelake
  • Homelake is located in Rio Grande County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homelake <5>
• Spar City ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spar City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spar City
  • Spar City is located in Mineral 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 Summitville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Summitville.

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

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

Adding Summitville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Summitville post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summitville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rio Grande County: www.riograndecounty.org/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/