Welcome to Keating Summit ...

Keating Summit is located in Potter County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keating Summit, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Keating Summit is 1,910 feet [582 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Keating Summit: (814)

Communities near Keating Summit ...

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

• Coudersport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coudersport
  • Coudersport is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coudersport <4>
• Port Allegany
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allegany
  • Port Allegany is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allegany <4>
• Emporium
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
  • Emporium is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <4>
• Smethport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
  • Smethport is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <4>
• Shinglehouse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
  • Shinglehouse is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <4>
• Austin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Oswayo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
  • Oswayo is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
• Gardeau
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
  • Gardeau is located in McKean County
• Roulette
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roulette
  • Roulette is located in Potter County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roulette <4>
• Inez
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Potter County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keating Summit ...

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

Adding Keating Summit to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Keating Summit post office opened in 1901.

We also found Keating Summit on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/