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History · Summersville

Summersville dates to 1817, and 2 of its places are on the National Register

Most of Summersville was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1970. Its Register listings are the Elmore-Carter House and the John C. Allen House. Its Register listings are the Elmore-Carter House and the John C. Allen House. Below: maps from 1953 on.

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2on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
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How Summersville began

When was Summersville founded?

1817

Summersville dates its founding to 1817 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1828.

2020 census: 551209 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1828.

What stands out about Summersville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Summersville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsEstablished in 1817: 209 years of Summersville.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Summersville’s history is told.

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Timeline

Summersville, 1803 to 1953

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1803BuiltJohn C. Allen House is built
  3. 1817
    FoundingSummersville is established
  4. 1828Post officeThe Summersville post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1953On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
The story so far

Summersville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Summersville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Summersville is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Green County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Summersville had a population of 551. It lies along Routes 61 and 323, 6 miles (10 km) northwest of the city of Greensburg, the county seat of Green County. Its elevation is 804 feet (245 m). It has a post office with the ZIP code 42782. Annually in late July the residents host a festival named "Summersville Days". Summersville was incorporated in 1817.

Summersville was established in 1817. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 568 to 551 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Summersville, decade by decade

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On the map

Summersville on the map, 1953 to 1961

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Summersville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Summersville on the 1953 USGS mapSummersville on the 1961 USGS map1953Summersville sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Summersville.

On the National Register

2 historic places in Summersville

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1984
Elmore-Carter House
Elmore-Carter HouseJohn C. Allen House, built 1803
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Federal2
Elmore-Carter HouseFederal
All 2 listings
John C. Allen HouseBuilding · listed 1985

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Summersville

Nobody well known was born in Summersville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Kelly RutherfordAmerican actress · b. 1968
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Diane SawyerAmerican journalist · b. 1945
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.American lieutenant general during World War II · b. 1886
Billy VaughnAmerican singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchest… · b. 1919
Charles MiddletonAmerican actor · b. 1874
Kenny PerryProfessional golfer · b. 1960

Questions about Summersville’s history

What year was Summersville founded?

In 1817, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Summersville’s post office opened in 1828.

What is on the National Register in Summersville?

Two places: the Elmore-Carter House (listed 1984) and the John C. Allen House (1985).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), the National Register of Historic Places (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.