Summer Hill, Illinois

Summer Hill
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°32′47″N90°55′09″W / 39.54639°N 90.91917°W / 39.54639; -90.91917
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Pike
Elevation [1]	758 ft (231 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	250
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	62363
Area code	217
GNIS feature ID	0419343 [1]

Summer Hill is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Illinois, United States. U.S. Route 54 runs through the town connecting it with Pittsfield approximately six miles to the northeast. ^[2]

History

Lyman Scott founded Summer Hill in 1845, one year after building a summer home at the site. Scott, a prominent local merchant, established and funded the community's first school shortly thereafter. Scott's house, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the oldest surviving home in the community. ^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Summer Hill, Illinois
2. Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 6th ed., 2010, p. 58 ISBN   0-89933-321-4
3. Grote, Frederick (September 20, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Scott, Lyman, House" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.