Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
Summit itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Baldwin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Washington County
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- Wyman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wyman is located in Washington County
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- Harris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Washington County
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- Fayetteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fayette Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Elkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Sulphur City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
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- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wesley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
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- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Washington County
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- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- West Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitener
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
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- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
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- Creech
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Creech is located in Benton County
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- Arnett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arnett is located in Washington County
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- Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
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- Elm Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Woolsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woolsey is located in Washington County
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- Drakes Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Drakes Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
- Hindsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
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