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Welcome to Summit Grove ...

Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summit Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for Summit Grove: Summit Grv.

Summit Grove is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Summit Grove: 765

Communities Also Named Summit Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Summit Grove - they are located in Georgia, Massachusetts and Ohio.

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

Communities near Summit Grove ...

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

  • Terre Haute
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Paris
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
  • Brazil
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Clinton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rockville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Parke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <3>
  • West Terre Haute
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Chrisman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
    • Chrisman is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <3>
  • Cayuga
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <3>
  • Seelyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
    • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summit Grove ...

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

Adding Summit Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Summit Grove post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summit Grove.

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Vermillion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Summit Grove - 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/




 

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