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Welcome to Fleming Summit ...

Fleming Summit is located in Indiana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fleming Summit, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Fleming Summit is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Fleming Summit ...

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

  • Indiana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Punxsutawney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Northern Cambria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
    • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
  • Ebensburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnesboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
    • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
  • Nanty Glo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Spangler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
    • Spangler is located in Cambria County
  • Homer City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Patton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
    • Patton is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <3>
  • Clymer
    (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 Fleming Summit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fleming Summit.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fleming Summit ...

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

Adding Fleming Summit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fleming 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 Fleming Summit was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Fleming Summit in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Indiana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fleming 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>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.