Summersville, Kentucky Explained

Summersville, Kentucky
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Label:Summersville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kentucky
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Green
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.49
Area Land Km2:7.48
Area Water Km2:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:551
Population Density Km2:73.62
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:804
Coordinates:37.3261°N -85.5444°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:42782
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:21-74604
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:504784
Area Total Sq Mi:2.89
Area Land Sq Mi:2.89
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:190.66

Summersville is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Green County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 568.[2]

It lies along Routes 61 and 323, 6miles northwest of the city of Greensburg, the county seat of Green County.[3] Its elevation is .[4] It has a post office with the ZIP code 42782.[5] Annually in late July the residents host a festival named "Summersville Days".

Summersville was incorporated in 1817.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 18, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Summersville CDP, Kentucky. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. December 13, 2016.
  3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 42.
  4. , Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2007-12-31.
  5. https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  6. Book: Collins, Lewis. History of Kentucky. 1877. 294.