Vale Summit is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States.[2] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 139.[3]

Vale Summit, Maryland
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°37′07″N 78°54′22″W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Allegany
Area [1]
• Total	0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2)
• Land	0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	2,030 ft (620 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	111
• Density	112.35/sq mi (43.36/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
FIPS code	24-80075
GNIS feature ID	2583699

Local lore indicates that the community was so named in the mid 19th century, founded by the local population of coal miners. Previously, however, it was locally known as "Pompey Smash", the origin of which is commonly believed to have come from a slave named Pompey crashing his wagonload of coal.[4] A main road through the village still bears the name "Pompey Smash Road".

A paved road reached the town circa 1921, from Clarysville, along Route 40.

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