Summit, DeKalb County, Indiana

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Summit
Unincorporated community
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Summit
Coordinates: 41°30′47″N85°01′34″W / 41.51306°N 85.02611°W / 41.51306; -85.02611
Country United States
State Indiana
County DeKalb
Township Smithfield
Elevation
[1]
1,001 ft (305 m)
ZIP code
46705
FIPS code 18-74080 [2]
GNIS feature ID 444393

Summit is an unincorporated community in Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana.

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Geography

Summit lies 10 miles (16 km) from Auburn, Indiana, the county seat. [3]

History

A post office was established at Summit in 1871, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1908. [4] Summit was named for its lofty elevation. [5]

In 1890, the population was 75 residents. [6]

The population was 23 in 1940. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 287.
  4. ↑ "DeKalb County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  316. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...so named because the site is the highest elevation along a road here.
  6. ↑ Cram, George Franklin (1891). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. p. 366.


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