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Welcome to Summerton ...

Summerton is primarily located in Isabella County<1>. A portion of Summerton extends into Gratiot County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summerton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Summerton is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Summerton: 989

Communities Also Named Summerton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Summerton - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Summerton ...

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

  • Mount Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Alma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alma is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
  • Saint Louis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ithaca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Isabella
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
    • Lake Isabella has also been known as:
    • Lake Isabella village
  • Shepherd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Breckenridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Edmore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Perrinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Rosebush
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summerton ...

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

Adding Summerton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summerton.

Footnotes ...

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