Welcome to Sumach ...
Sumach is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.
Sumach is located in Dunklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sumach, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Sumach is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sumach lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sumach: 573 & 235<3>
Communities Also Named Sumach ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sumach - it's located in Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sumach.
Communities near Sumach ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sumach.
- Kennett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Piggott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Portageville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hayti
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Steele
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
- Steele is located in Pemiscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <4>
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Dunklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>
- Rector
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Senath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkton
(9 miles [14.5 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 Sumach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sumach.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sumach. 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 Sumach.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sumach. See our Newspapers Page for Sumach.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sumach ...
Looking for more information about Sumach? 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 Sumach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sumach.
Adding Sumach to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sumach 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 Sumach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sumach post office opened in 1889.
We also found Sumach in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sumach.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dunklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sumach - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Sumach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Sumach 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |