Welcome to Summerfield ...

The city of Summerfield is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summerfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Summerfield: Named for Elias Summerfield, a Superintendent on the Kansas City and Northwestern Railroad.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Summerfield has a population of 147 people<2> (see below for details).

Summerfield is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Summerfield is within the boundaries of the (785) area code.

The ZIP code for Summerfield: 66541<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Summerfield had an population of 147 people. This is a decrease of 5.77% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 30.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Summerfield had a population of 156 people. This makes Summerfield the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 156 people, the population of Summerfield decreased 26.07% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 211 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Summerfield.

Communities Also Named Summerfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Summerfield - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Louisiana (3), Maryland (2), Michigan, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Oklahoma, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas (4), Utah (2) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Summerfield ...

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

• Marysville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <5>
• Seneca
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
• Wymore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymore
  • Wymore is located in Gage County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wymore <5>
• Pawnee City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee City
  • Pawnee City is located in Pawnee County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee City <5>
• Axtell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
  • Axtell is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
• Blue Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Gage County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <5>
• Table Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
  • Table Rock is located in Pawnee County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Rock <5>
• Beattie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
  • Beattie is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
• Du Bois
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
  • Du Bois is located in Pawnee County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Du Bois <5>
• Barneston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneston
  • Barneston is located in Gage County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barneston <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summerfield ...

Looking for more information about Summerfield? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Summerfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Summerfield.

Adding Summerfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Summerfield 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 Summerfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Summerfield post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summerfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/