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Welcome to Laurel Summit ...Laurel Summit is located in Somerset County<1>. The location of Laurel 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 Laurel Summit, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. Laurel Summit is 2,700 feet [823 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Laurel Summit is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Laurel Summit lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Laurel Summit is within the (814) area code. Communities near Laurel Summit ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laurel Summit.
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 Laurel Summit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laurel Summit. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laurel 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 Laurel Summit. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurel Summit. See our Newspapers Page for Laurel Summit. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurel Summit ...Looking for more information about Laurel 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 Laurel Summit, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Laurel Summit. Adding Laurel Summit to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Laurel 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 Laurel Summit was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Laurel Summit. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laurel Summit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/ The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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