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Welcome to Summer Hill ...

Summer Hill is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summer Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

Summer Hill is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Summer Hill: 217 & 447<3>

The ZIP code for Summer Hill: 62363<4>

Communities Also Named Summer Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Summer Hill - they are located in Delaware, Maryland, New Brunswick, New York, Pennsylvania (2) and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Summer Hill ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summer Hill ...

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

Adding Summer Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Summer Hill 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 (so far) for Summer Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Summer Hill post office opened in 1854.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Summer Hill - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Summer Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Summer Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Summer Hill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Summer Hill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/