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Welcome to Summit ...

So far, we found very little information about Summit. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Summit to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Summit, please Contact Us.

Summit would have been located within present day Madison County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summit, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.

When the people of Summit referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Summitite<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Summit is 7,070 feet [2,155 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Summit is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Summit was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Summit was located: 406

Communities Also Named Summit ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Summit: This one is located in Madison County and the other is located in Glacier County.

Beyond Montana, there are 170 communities that are also named Summit - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (5), California (8), Colorado (2), Connecticut (2), Florida, Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (7), Iowa (4), Kansas (5), Kentucky (5), Louisiana, Maine (3), Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (10), Minnesota (3), Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska (2), Nevada (4), New Brunswick (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York (5), North Carolina (4), Ohio (11), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (16), Quebec (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Vermont (6), Virginia (5), Washington (4), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (5) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Summit ...

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

  • Ennis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ennis is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ennis <5>
  • Virginia City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Virginia City is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Former names for Virginia City:
    • Varina
    • Verina
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <5>
  • Central City ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Central City is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Nevada City ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Alder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cameron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Laurin ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurin is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurin
  • McAllister
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheridan
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Sky Mountain Village
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

Adding Summit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Summit 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Summit post office opened in 1867. The Summit post office closed in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summit.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Summit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Summit refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Summit may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Summit - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/