Sumner may refer to:

Places

Antarctica

Mount Sumner Mount Sumner () is a mountain at the southeast end of the Rare Range, in Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for ...

, a mountain in the Rare Range, Antarctica *

Sumner Glacier Sumner Glacier () is a short, broad tributary glacier that flows northeast into the lower reaches of Weyerhaeuser Glacier, close west of Mount Solus, in southern Graham Land. Sketched from the air by D.P. Mason of Falkland Islands Dependencies ...

, southern Graham Land, Antarctica

Australia

* Sumner, Queensland, suburb of Brisbane

New Zealand

Sumner, New Zealand Sumner is a coastal seaside suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand and was surveyed and named in 1849 in honour of John Bird Sumner, the then newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury and president of the Canterbury Association. Originally a separat ...

, seaside suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand * Lake Sumner

United States

Inhabited places

* Sumner, California, former name of

Kern, California East Bakersfield is a region in Bakersfield, California directly east of downtown. The region was formerly known as the town of Sumner, which was later incorporated and renamed Kern City. It is primarily a mixture of residential and commercial d ...

* Sumner, Florida * Sumner, Georgia *

Sumner, Illinois Sumner is a city in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,174 at the 2010 census, with approximately 2,000 of that population being inmates at the Lawrence Correctional Center. History Sumner was established as a stop ...

Sumner, Iowa Sumner is a city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States. The city is located along the county's eastern border, between Bremer and Fayette County, Iowa, Fayette counties. The population was 2,021 at the time of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 ...

* Sumner, Maine * Sumner, Michigan *

Sumner, Mississippi Sumner is a town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. The population was 407 at the 2000 census. Sumner is one of the two county seats of Tallahatchie County. It is located on the west side of the county and the Tallahatchie River, which runs thr ...

* Sumner, Missouri *

Sumner, Nebraska Sumner is a village in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lexington, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 236 at the 2010 census. History Sumner was established in 1890 when the Omaha and Republica ...

* Sumner, Oklahoma * Sumner, Oregon * Sumner, Portland, Oregon * Sumner, Texas *

Sumner, Washington Sumner is a city in northern Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,621 at the 2020 census. Nearby cities include Puyallup to the west, Auburn to the north, and Bonney Lake to the east. History Sumner was founde ...

Sumner station Sumner station is a train station in the city of Sumner, Washington, United States. It is served by the S Line, a Sounder commuter rail line operated by Sound Transit. The station is located to the southwest of downtown Sumner and include ...

, a train station in Sumner, Washington *

Sumner, Barron County, Wisconsin Sumner is a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 798 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Canton, Lehigh and Sumner are located in the town. Geography Sumner is located along the eastern edge ...

, a town * Sumner (community), Barron County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Sumner, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, a town * Sumner, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, a town *

Sumner County, Kansas Sumner County (standard abbreviation: SU) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,382. Its county seat is Wellington. History Early history For many millennia, the Great Plains of North ...

Sumner County, Tennessee Sumner County is a county located on the central northern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee, in what is called Middle Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 196,281. Its county seat is Gallatin, and its largest city is Hend ...

* Sumner Township, Michigan * Sumner Township, Minnesota *

Fort Sumner, New Mexico Fort Sumner is a village in and the county seat of De Baca County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,031 at the 2010 U.S. Census, down from the figure of 1,249 recorded in 2000. Fort Sumner is the spring and fall home of the Col ...

Lake Sumner, New Mexico Lake Sumner is a census-designated place (CDP) in De Baca County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 143 at the 2010 census, up from the figure of 86 recorded in 2000. Geography Lake Sumner is located in northern De Baca County at ...

Other places in the United States

Sumner College Sumner College is a Private college, private For-profit higher education in the United States, for-profit Nurse education, nursing school in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1974. History Sumner College began in 1974 with one campus located i ...

, Oregon * Sumner Elementary School, in Topeka, Kansas * Sumner Strait, Alaska * Sumner Tunnel, a vehicular tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts

People

* Sumner (given name) *

Sumner (surname) Sumner is a surname. It originates from the English-language word that is spelt, in modern English, ''summoner'', denoting a person who serves a summons. In Geoffrey Chaucer's ''The Canterbury Tales'', one of the characters is a summoner (see "The ...

In Music

Sumner (band) Sumner is an Australian Electronic duo songwriter formed in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, in 2018. The pair met by living in the small town of Launceston, and finding each other's music through mutual friends. They decided to link up to pla ...

, An Australian R&B-inspired electronic duo

Ships

* SS ''Charles Sumner'', a World War II

Liberty ship Liberty ships were a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Though British in concept, the design was adopted by the United States for its simple, low-cost construction. Mass ...

* USS ''Sumner'', multiple ships

Other uses

* Archdeacon of Sumner, Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia * Bank of Sumner, a historic building in Sumner, Iowa, United States *

Sumner (crater) Sumner is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diamet ...

, a crater on the moon *

Sumner method Thomas Hubbard Sumner (20 March 1807 – 9 March 1876) was a sea captain during the 19th century. He is best known for developing the celestial navigation method known as the Sumner line or circle of equal altitude. Biography Thomas Hubbard S ...

, a way of finding a ship's location at sea * Viscount Sumner, a title in the British peerage