Welcome to Summit ...

The village of Summit is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summit, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Summit is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Summit is located in the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Summit ...

While we believe that this Summit is located in Saint Clair County, we know of another 2 Illinois communities named Summit. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cook and Knox County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 170 communities that are also named Summit - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (5), California (8), Colorado (2), Connecticut (2), Florida, Georgia (5), Idaho, 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 Summit.

Communities near Summit ...

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

• Saint Louis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <4>
• University City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• O'Fallon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
• Granite City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <4>
• East Saint Louis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <4>
• Edwardsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <4>
• Collinsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
• Webster Groves
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
  • Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
• Clayton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,775 people
• Fairview Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
  • Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview Heights <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summit ...

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

Adding Summit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Summit 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 Summit was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summit.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.co.st-clair.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov