Welcome to Sumnerville ...

Sumnerville is located in Cass County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sumnerville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Sumnerville is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sumnerville: 269

Communities Also Named Sumnerville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sumnerville - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Sumnerville ...

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

• South Bend
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
  • South Bend is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bend <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Bend
  • From Sumnerville to South Bend
• Elkhart
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
  • Elkhart is located in Elkhart County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elkhart
  • From Sumnerville to Elkhart
• Mishawaka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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  • Mishawaka is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mishawaka <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mishawaka
  • From Sumnerville to Mishawaka
• Niles
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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  • Niles is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Niles
  • From Sumnerville to Niles
• Benton Harbor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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  • Benton Harbor is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton Harbor <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Benton Harbor
  • From Sumnerville to Benton Harbor
• Saint Joseph
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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  • Saint Joseph is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Joseph
  • From Sumnerville to Saint Joseph
• Dowagiac
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowagiac
  • Dowagiac is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dowagiac <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dowagiac
  • From Sumnerville to Dowagiac
• Buchanan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buchanan
  • From Sumnerville to Buchanan
• Osceola
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <3>
• Bridgman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgman
  • Bridgman is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgman <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bridgman
  • From Sumnerville to Bridgman

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sumnerville ...

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

Adding Sumnerville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sumnerville 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 Sumnerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sumnerville post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sumnerville.