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Welcome to Summer City ...

Summer City is located in Bledsoe County<1>.

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

Summer City is 1,960 feet [597 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Summer City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Summer City is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Summer City: 423

Communities Also Named Summer City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Summer City - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Summer City ...

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

  • Dayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Newton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Sale Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale Creek
    • Sale Creek is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,845 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale Creek <3>
  • Lakewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
    • Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
  • Spring City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pikeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Decatur
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Graysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
    • Graysville is located in Rhea County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Lakewood Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
    • Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
  • East View
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
    • East View is located in Meigs County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 705 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 Summer City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Summer City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summer City ...

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

Adding Summer City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Summer City post office opened in 1891.

We also found Summer City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summer City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Bledsoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Summer City - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/