Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Summit (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Summit. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Summit is located in Marion County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Baxter, Boone, Searcy, Ozark (MO) & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Summit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summit:
- Marion County (The home county of Summit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Yellville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flippin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Rea Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Bruno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Pyatt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Bull Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rush ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Eros
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Monarch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Peel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Cotter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Amos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Gassville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Colfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lone Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Norfork Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Briarcliff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Norfork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Pleasant Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Zinc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Everton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- South Lead Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rally Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Lead Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keener ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Diamond City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bergman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Valley Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Bellefonte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Izard County
- Iuka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Western Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hasty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Mount Judea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Vendor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Saint Joe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pindall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Cozahome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Gilbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Harriet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baker
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Blanco
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Marshall
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leslie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Watts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Alco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Onia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Pontiac
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ocie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ocie is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
- Sundown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Theodosia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Isabella
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Longrun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Longrun is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Gainesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taney County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Protem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rueter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rueter is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
- Cedarcreek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summit, see our County-by-County Page for Summit.
Cemeteries Near Summit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summit.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Summit - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Lee Mtn. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wickersham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Yellville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Georges Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nanny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flippin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moccasin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- Cowan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Summit in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summit.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Yellville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- George's Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- George's Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
- Flippin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stone ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stone is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Powell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Powell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Bruno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Eros
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Rush ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Amos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Gassville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Independence ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Monarch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Pleasant Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Tomahawk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summit.
Newspapers Published in Summit ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summit, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summit.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Summit:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Boone County
- Izard County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Stone County
- Ozark County
- Taney County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Summit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Summit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |