Welcome to Blue Ridge Summit ...
Blue Ridge Summit is located in Franklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Ridge Summit, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
A typical abbreviation for Blue Ridge Summit: Blue Rdg. Summit (or less commonly used: Blue Rdge. Summit or Blue Ridg. Summit)
Blue Ridge Summit is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Blue Ridge Summit lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Blue Ridge Summit: 717 & 223<3>
Communities near Blue Ridge Summit ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blue Ridge Summit.
- Hagerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gettysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thurmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taneytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Walkersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Walkersville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <4>
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
- Greencastle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carroll Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
- Carroll Valley is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <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 Blue Ridge Summit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Ridge Summit.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge Summit.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Ridge Summit. See our Newspapers Page for Blue Ridge Summit.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Ridge Summit ...
Looking for more information about Blue Ridge 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Blue Ridge Summit, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blue Ridge Summit.
Adding Blue Ridge Summit to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Blue Ridge 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 for Blue Ridge Summit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Blue Ridge Summit post office opened in 1876.
We also found Blue Ridge Summit in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Ridge Summit.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Ridge Summit - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Blue Ridge Summit area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Blue Ridge Summit 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/ |