Summit, Kentucky

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Summit
Summit (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°26′23″N82°42′15″W / 38.43972°N 82.70417°W / 38.43972; -82.70417
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Boyd
Population
 (2000)
  Totalunknown
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
The Boyd County War Memorial in Summit's Armco Park Boyd county war memorial.jpg
The Boyd County War Memorial in Summit's Armco Park

Summit is an unincorporated community in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States on US 60 just west of Ashland. Summit serves as a suburb to the city of Ashland and shares the city's ZIP code. Summit is sometimes spelled with two "T's" at the end, although the most common spelling contains only one "T" but either variation is accepted as correct.

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Summit is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649. The Summit name was first applied to a 19th-century railroad passenger and freight station located at the site. Summit was selected as descriptive of the location's unique topographical features including a flat terrain on a higher elevation than other parts of the surrounding area. Unusual for the region, this terrain was created by the ancient Teay's River and the associated Glacial Lake Tight. The Lexington, Elizabethtown, and Big Sandy Railroad opened a station here in the late 19th century after the railroad was constructed through Summit. It served the residents of what was then a sparsely populated farming community until the station was closed due to its close proximity to Ashland made it no longer necessary. Now a populated suburban area, Summit's development was slow until the Federal Correctional Institution was located at the heart of Summit on Kentucky Route 716. This and the upgrading of U.S. Route 60, made transportation easier for residents to commute to and from Ashland.

Government and infrastructure

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Federal Correctional Institution, Ashland

The Federal Bureau of Prisons operates the Federal Correctional Institution, Ashland in Summit, [1] [2] 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Ashland. [3] There is also an adjacent federal prison camp, which in 2006 was listed as one of the best places to go to prison by Forbes magazine. [4]

Kentucky State Police Post 14 is located on U.S. 60 in Summit, next to Armco Park. In addition to Boyd County, troopers from Post 14 serve Carter, Greenup and Lawrence Counties. [5]

The United States Postal Service operates the Summitt Post Office. [6]

Education

Two Boyd County public schools, Summit Elementary and Boyd County Middle School are located in Summit. Both are a part of the Boyd County Public School District.

Points of interest

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References

  1. "FCI Ashland Contact Information Archived January 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine ." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on February 1, 2011. "FCI ASHLAND FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION ST. ROUTE 716 ASHLAND, KY 41105."
  2. "Admissions & Orientation (A&O) Handbook Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine ." Federal Correctional Institution, Ashland. 1 (1/51). Retrieved on February 1, 2011. "The Federal Correctional Institution of Ashland, Kentucky, is located five miles southwest of Ashland in Summit, Kentucky."
  3. "FCI Ashland." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on February 1, 2011.
  4. "FCI Ashland, Ky." Forbes . Retrieved on February 1, 2011.
  5. "POST 14 - ASHLAND KSP Post 14 Commander". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  6. "Post Office Location - SUMMITT, KY." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.