| Official Name: | Summerford, Ohio |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Madison |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1102 |
| Coordinates: | 39.9333°N -83.4917°W |
| Founder: | Joseph Christian |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 43140 |
| Area Code: | 740 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1061660 |
Summerford is an unincorporated community in Somerford Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 40 and State Route 56.[1]
It was named Summerford by settlers moving west that stopped there because the creek was up. They set up a settlement while waiting for the creek to drop to a safe lever and the forded the creek in the summer. Make a summer ford of the creek.
Summerford was laid out by Joseph Christian in 1833–4, and was originally known as Somerford.[2] [3] The Summerford Post Office was established on June 6, 1837. As of 1875, the community contained two churches, a drug store, two grocery stores, one hotel, and two blacksmith shops, and the population was about 20.[2] The post office was discontinued on December 15, 1905. The mail service is now sent through the London branch.