Welcome to Sumter ...
Sumter is located in Valley County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sumter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Sumter is 1,990 feet [607 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sumter lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Sumter: 308
Communities Also Named Sumter ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sumter - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Minnesota and South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sumter.
Communities near Sumter ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sumter.
- Ord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Loup City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Loup City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Loup City
- North Loup City is located in Sherman County
- Greeley Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Loup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scotia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ericson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elyria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elyria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
- Elyria is located in Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <3>
- Cotesfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cotesfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotesfield
- Cotesfield is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cotesfield
- From Sumter to Cotesfield
- Horace ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greeley
(13 miles [20.9 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 Sumter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sumter.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sumter. 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 Sumter.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sumter. See our Newspapers Page for Sumter.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sumter ...
Looking for more information about Sumter? 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 Sumter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sumter.
Adding Sumter to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sumter 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 Sumter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sumter post office opened in 1894.
We also found Sumter on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sumter.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Valley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sumter - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |