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Welcome to Gulf Summit ...

Gulf Summit is located in Broome County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gulf Summit, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

Gulf Summit is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gulf Summit: 607

Communities near Gulf Summit ...

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

  • Deposit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Susquehanna Depot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Bainbridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hallstead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <3>
  • Hancock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Windsor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Milford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Afton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Great Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Oakland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gulf Summit ...

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

Adding Gulf Summit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gulf 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 Gulf Summit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gulf Summit post office opened in 1856. The Gulf Summit post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gulf Summit.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Broome, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gulf Summit - 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>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/