Summerside, Ohio

Summerside is a census-designated place (CDP) in Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,083 at the 2010 census.HistoryOriginally known as "East Mount Carmel", the name of the community was changed around the time a post office was established in August 1887.Through history summer has always been considered the easier time of the year. A term used during the early days was "the summer side of life."In the song Summertime from Porgy and Bess there is the first line that says, "Summertime, when the living is easy". Another cultural luxury was living on the east side of town whereas the sun would not be in your eyes; Behind you going to work and behind you coming home. The original post office and train station were together and opened on Aicholtz Road near Cinti-Batavia Pike / Rt 74 and operated by agent Kate Grissell. The post office board and Ms Grissell decided that they needed to drop the East Mt Carmel moniker and create a new name which was derived from the 'summer side of life'.GeographySummerside is located in western Clermont County at, in the western part of Union Township. It is bordered to the south by Mount Carmel. Ohio State Route 32 forms part of the southern boundary of the CDP, and Interstate 275 forms the eastern boundary, with access to Summerside from Exit 63, where it intersects Route 32. Downtown Cincinnati is to the west via Route 32 and U.S. Route 50.