Summers, Arkansas

Summers, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
A local church building built by Independent Baptists
Summers, Arkansas Summers' position in Arkansas.
Coordinates: 35°58′52″N 94°29′30″W / 35.98111°N 94.49167°W / 35.98111; -94.49167Coordinates: 35°58′52″N 94°29′30″W / 35.98111°N 94.49167°W / 35.98111; -94.49167
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Washington
Elevation	362 m (1,188 ft)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Zip code	72769
Area code(s)	479
GNIS feature ID	78496
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Summers, Arkansas

Summers is an unincorporated community in far western Washington County, Arkansas, United States. Considered a postal designation (ZIP code 72769). the population of the Summers ZCTA was 942^[1] at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Summers is in the Ozarks on the southern edge of the Springfield Plateau near the Boston Mountains. At the intersection with Arkansas Highway 59 about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of the Oklahoma border, Summers is the first postal stop on U.S. Route 62 after entering Arkansas.

History

The town of Summers has a building that was once a hotel and is now a private residence that has been featured in many Route 66 and Americana architectural forums.
Its name comes from John T. Summers, one of the original postmasters for the community. The community was earlier named Coon Creek.^[2]

Notable people

George W. Bond, educator born in Summers in 1891, president of Louisiana Tech University from 1928 to 1936^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Census Bureau Fact Finder Fact Sheet for Zip Code Tabulation Area 72769
↑ "History of Washington County, Arkansas." Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas. pp. 754.
↑ Ruston Daily Leader, June 17, 1936, pp. 1, 4

Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Arkansas, United States

County seat: Fayetteville

Cities	Elkins Elm Springs‡ Farmington Fayetteville Greenland Johnson Lincoln Prairie Grove Springdale‡ Tontitown West Fork Winslow

Town	Goshen

Townships	Boston Brush Creek Cane Hill Center Cove Creek Crawford Durham Dutch Mills Elkins Elm Springs Farmington Fayetteville Goshen Greenland Harmon Illinois Johnson Lee's Creek Lincoln Litteral Marrs Hill Morrow Prairie Prairie Grove Reed Rhea's Mill Richland Springdale Starr Hill Tontitown Valley Vineyard Wedington West Fork White River Winslow Wyman

Unincorporated communities	Appleby Arnett Baldwin Banyard Beav-O-Rama Black Oak Blackburn Blue Springs Village Brentwood Canehill Cincinnati Clyde Durham Dutch Mills Evansville Fayette Junction Floss Gulley Habberton Harmon Harris Hazel Velley Hicks Hogeye Hubbard Mayfield McNair Morrow Mount Olive Oak Grove Odell Onda Pilgrim's Rest Pitkin Corner Rhea Rochelle Riviera Savoy Shady Grove Skylight Sonora Spring Valley Starks Steele Strain Strickler Sulphur City Summers Sunset Suttle Tolu Tuttle Viney Grove Walnut Grove War Eagle Cove Wedington Wedington Woods Wheeler White Rock Woolsey Wyman Wyola

Ghost towns	Barbara Blewford Carter Cross Roads Jabur McGuire Porter's Store Rickert Rucker's Grove Sexton Summit Sydenham

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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