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Welcome to Summerseat ...

Summerseat is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summerseat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1831.

Summerseat is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Summerseat: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities near Summerseat ...

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

  • La Plata
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Leonardtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Colonial Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle Harbor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Battle ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Battle is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
  • Hellen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hellen is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
  • Mechanicsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Adelina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Adelina is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
  • Broomes Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Chaptico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summerseat ...

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

Adding Summerseat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Summerseat in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Summerseat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Summerseat post office opened in 1831. The Summerseat post office closed in 1834.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summerseat.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Saint Mary's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Summerseat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Summerseat area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Summerseat area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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