Welcome to Sumner ...

Sumner is located in Meigs County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sumner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Sumner is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Sumner: (740)

Communities Also Named Sumner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Sumner - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sumner ...

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

• Athens
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Ravenswood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <4>
• Middleport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <4>
• Pomeroy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <4>
• New Haven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
• Mason
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Albany
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Syracuse
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
• Racine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <4>
• Hartford City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
  • Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sumner ...

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

Adding Sumner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sumner 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 Sumner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sumner post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sumner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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