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Welcome to Summerdale ...

Summerdale is located in Cook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summerdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Summerdale is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Summerdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Summerdale - they are located in Alabama, New York and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Summerdale ...

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

  • Chicago
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cicero
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Evanston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Skokie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
    • Skokie is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <3>
  • Des Plaines
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Oak Lawn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
    • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <3>
  • Berwyn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
  • Mount Prospect
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summerdale ...

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

Adding Summerdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Summerdale post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summerdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Summerdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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