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Welcome to Summit City ...

Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summit City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Summit City is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Summit City: 231

Communities Also Named Summit City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Summit City - they are located in California (3), Missouri and Ohio.

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

Communities near Summit City ...

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

  • Traverse City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Manton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fife Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mesick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrietta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Walton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
    • Walton has also been known as:
    • Walton Junction
  • Devils Elbow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
  • Grawn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summit City ...

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

Adding Summit City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Summit City 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 Summit City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Summit City post office opened in 1874. The Summit City post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summit City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Grand Traverse, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Summit City - 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.
<4>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/