Summit Grove is an unincorporated community in Helt Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Geography
Summit Grove is located at coordinates 39°43′28″N 87°23′21″W (39.72444°N 87.38917°W). The community sits at an elevation of 522 feet (159 meters) above sea level. It falls within the Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5, with Eastern Daylight Time UTC-4 during summer months). The community uses ZIP code 47842 and area code 765. Its Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID is 444396.
History
Summit Grove was platted in 1871. A post office was established at Summit Grove in the same year, 1871, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1911.
Administrative and Geographic Context
Summit Grove is an unincorporated community, meaning it has no municipal government of its own. It is situated within Helt Township in Vermillion County, which is located in the western portion of the state of Indiana, near the Illinois border. The community is catalogued as a "populated place" by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names." United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
- "Summit Grove, Indiana." Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Co. 1913. p. 414.
- "Vermillion County." Jim Forte Postal History.
