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Welcome to The Summit ...

The Summit is located in Fayette County<1>.


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


When the people of The Summit refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Summitite<3>

The Summit is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel west from The Summit (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for The Summit: (470)<5>, (678) & (770).

Communities Also Named The Summit ...

While we believe that this The Summit is located in Fayette County, we know of another 4 Georgia communities named The Summit. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bartow, Emanuel, Harris and Walker County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 170 communities that are also named The Summit - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (5), California (8), Colorado (2), Connecticut (2), Florida, Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (7), Iowa (4), Kansas (5), Kentucky (5), Louisiana, Maine (3), Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (10), Minnesota (3), Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana (2), Nebraska (2), Nevada (4), New Brunswick (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York (5), North Carolina (4), Ohio (11), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (16), Quebec (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Vermont (6), Virginia (5), Washington (4), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (5) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near The Summit ...

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

  • South Fulton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
    • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
  • Smokey Acres
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokey Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
    • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
  • Newnan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Peachtree City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stockbridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
    • Stockbridge is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <6>
  • Pontevedra
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontevedra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
    • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
  • Union City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <6>
  • Griffin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayetteville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Summit ...

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

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.admin.co.fayette.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of The Summit refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of The Summit may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Summit - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Of the area codes for The Summit, area code (470, 678) is an overlay.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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