Welcome to Summer Haven ...

Summer Haven is located in Saint Johns County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summer Haven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

A typical abbreviation for Summer Haven: Summer Hvn. (or less commonly used: Summer Havn.)

Summer Haven is near sea level<3>.

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

Summer Haven is within the (904) area code.

Communities Also Named Summer Haven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Summer Haven - they are located in Michigan, North Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Summer Haven ...

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

• Palm Coast
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Coast
  • Palm Coast is located in Flagler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm Coast <4>
• Saint Augustine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
  • Saint Augustine is located in Saint Johns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine <4>
• Saint Augustine Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine Beach
  • Saint Augustine Beach is located in Saint Johns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine Beach <4>
• Flagler Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagler Beach
  • Flagler Beach is located in Flagler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flagler Beach <4>
• Bunnell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell
  • Bunnell is located in Flagler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunnell <4>
• Hastings
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Saint Johns County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <4>
• Beverly Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Beach
  • Beverly Beach is located in Flagler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
• Crescent Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
  • Crescent Beach is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Beach <4>
• Butler Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Beach
  • Butler Beach is located in Saint Johns County
• Saint Augustine Shores
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine Shores
  • Saint Augustine Shores is located in Saint Johns 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 Summer Haven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Summer Haven.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summer Haven ...

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

Adding Summer Haven to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Summer Haven post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summer Haven.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Johns County: www.co.st-johns.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/