Summit, Missouri

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Summit is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is situated on a ridge (elevation 1007 feet [1] ) at the intersection of Missouri Route 8 and the Missouri Pacific Railroad line. Potosi is approximately 4.5 miles to the northwest on Route 8. [2]

History

A variant name was "Summitville". [1] A post office called Summitville was established in 1882, the name was changed to Summit in 1886, and the post office closed in 1928. [3] Summit is so named on account of the lofty elevation of the site. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Summit
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 48 ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.

Coordinates: 37°54′43″N90°42′29″W / 37.91194°N 90.70806°W / 37.91194; -90.70806



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