Welcome to Sumter ...

Sumter is located in Valley County<1>.

The location of Sumter has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

Time Zone: Sumter lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
  • Ord is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ord <4>
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley Center
  • Greeley Center is located in Greeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
• North Loup
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Loup
  • North Loup is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Loup <4>
• Scotia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Greeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Ericson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ericson
  • Ericson is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ericson <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Cotesfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotesfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotesfield
  • Cotesfield is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
• Horace ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
  • Horace is located in Greeley County
• Greeley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Greeley is located in Greeley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <4>

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.<5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sumter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Valley County: www.co.valley.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/