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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 Jo ...

, 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 Sumner is a south-western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sumner had a population of 595 people. Geography Sumner is south-west of the Brisbane CBD. Sumner is split between residential use in the west and the ...

, 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 Lake Sumner, known as ''Hoka Kura'' in Māori, is a lake situated 100 km northwest of Christchurch in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. The lake is located in the Lake Sumner Forest Park; the Hurunui River and several other lakes (Loch K ...

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 is an unincorporated community in Levy County, Florida, United States. It is located on State Road 24, approximately southwest of Rosewood and northeast of Cedar Key Cedar Key is a city in Levy County, Florida, United States. The popul ...

Sumner, Georgia Sumner is a town in Worth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 427 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sumner High School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geog ...

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 is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Sumner is included in the Lewiston- Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. The population was 994 at the 2020 census. The town includes the villages of West Sumner a ...

* 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 throu ...

Sumner, Missouri Sumner is a city in Chariton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 78 at the 2020 census. It was named in honor of U.S. Senator Charles Sumner. History The area along the Grand River in the northwest corner of present-day Chariton ...

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 is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon, including the portion of the city of Maywood Park west of Interstate 205. The area includes Portland International Airport Portland International Airport is a joint civil ...

Sumner, Texas Sumner is an unincorporated community, 12 miles west of Paris, in Lamar County, Texas, United States. The ZIP Code for Sumner is 75486 The North Lamar Independent School District serves area students. History Named to honor an early settler, ...

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 includes ...

, 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 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 ...

, an unincorporated community *

Sumner, Jefferson County, Wisconsin Sumner is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 832 at the 2010 census. The census-designated place of Lake Koshkonong and the unincorporated communities of Busseyville, Carcajou, Glenn Oaks Beach, Koshkonong M ...

, a town *

Sumner, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Sumner is a town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 806 at the 2000 census. History The town was named for Charles Sumner, a politician who was an adviser to Abraham Lincoln. Geography According to the United Sta ...

, 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 is a civil township of Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,911 at the 2000 census. Communities * Elm Hall is an unincorporated community within the township on the Pine River at . The FIPS place c ...

Sumner Township, Minnesota Sumner Township is a township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 436 at the 2000 census. History Sumner Township was organized in 1858, and named for Charles Sumner, a United States Senator from Massachusetts. Geogr ...

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 The Sumner Tunnel is a road tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It carries traffic under Boston Harbor in one direction, from Logan International Airport and Route 1A in East Boston. The tunnel originally deposited traffic at the w ...

, 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 viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a Title#Aristocratic titles, title used in certain European countries for a nobility, noble of varying status. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-he ...

, a title in the British peerage

Places

Antarctica

Australia

New Zealand

United States

Inhabited places

Other places in the United States

People

In Music

Ships

Other uses

See also