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Welcome to Lake Summerset ...

Lake Summerset is primarily located in Winnebago County<1>. A portion of Lake Summerset extends into Stephenson County.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Summerset: Lk. Summerset

Lake Summerset is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lake Summerset lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Lake Summerset: 815 & 779<3>

Communities near Lake Summerset ...

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

  • Beloit
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Beloit is located in Rock County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
  • Freeport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Machesney Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Monroe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Monroe is located in Green County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
  • Roscoe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>
  • South Beloit
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Rockton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Brodhead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Brodhead is located in Green County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Winnebago
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pecatonica
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Summerset ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Winnebago, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Summerset - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Lake Summerset area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Summerset area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.