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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
• Alma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Gratiot County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <3>
• Ithaca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <3>
• Lake Isabella
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
  • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • Shepherd is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <3>
• Breckenridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <3>
• Edmore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmore
  • Edmore is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmore <3>
• Perrinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
  • Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
• Rosebush
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
  • Rosebush is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebush <3>

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 for Summerton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Summerton in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Summerton post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summerton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Isabella County: www.isabellacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/