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Welcome to Summerside ...

Summerside is located in Clermont County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summerside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Summerside is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Summerside: 513 & 283<3>

Communities Also Named Summerside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Summerside - they are located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

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

Websites for Summerside ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clermontchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Summerside, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Summerside ...

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

  • Cincinnati
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Covington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mason
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
  • Florence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Independence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Kenton County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
  • Norwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Erlanger
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
    • Erlanger is located in Kenton County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <4>
  • Forest Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <4>
  • Fort Thomas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Newport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Campbell County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <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 Summerside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Summerside.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summerside ...

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

Adding Summerside to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Summerside post office opened in 1887.

We also found Summerside in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summerside.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Clermont, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Summerside - 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 513 code has been Overlayed with the 283 area code. New phone numbers in the Summerside area will be assigned with one of these codes: 513 or 283. As a result, placing a call in the Summerside 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/