Welcome to Summit ...

Summit is located in DeKalb County<1>.

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

Summit is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Summit: 260

Communities Also Named Summit ...

While we believe that this Summit is located in DeKalb County, we know of another 6 Indiana communities named Summit. Those communities are located in the following counties: Gibson, Greene, Hendricks, LaPorte, Marshall and Tippecanoe County.

Beyond Indiana, 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, Illinois (3), 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.

• Auburn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
• Kendallville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
  • Kendallville is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <3>
• Angola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <3>
• Garrett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
  • Garrett is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <3>
• Butler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
• Avilla
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
  • Avilla is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avilla <3>
• Waterloo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <3>
• Fremont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
• Edgerton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  • Edgerton is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <3>
• Hamilton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 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. 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Summit 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 State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov