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Nearest Communities to Summit,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Summit, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Summit:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Summit is located in Pima County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pima County: Cochise, Graham, Maricopa, Pinal, Santa Cruz & Yuma.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 80 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Summit. Of these communities, 6 are located in counties other than Pima County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Summit (which is Pima County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Summit

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Pima County   (where Summit resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.pima.gov/
    • County Seat for Pima:   Tucson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summit   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summit.
      • Rancho de Martinez
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Rancho de Martinez is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho de Martinez
      • Emery Park
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Emery Park is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Park
      • Drexel - Alvernon
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Drexel - Alvernon is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel - Alvernon
      • Littletown
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Littletown is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
      • Drexel Heights
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Drexel Heights is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel Heights
      • Wilmot
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Wilmot is located in Pima County
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      • Polvo
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Polvo is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polvo
      • Pueblo Gardens
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Pueblo Gardens is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo Gardens
      • Rankin
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Rankin is located in Pima County
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      • East Sahuarita
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • East Sahuarita is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sahuarita
      • Sahuarita Heights
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Sahuarita Heights is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahuarita Heights
      • South Tucson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • South Tucson is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tucson
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
      • Continue List   (62 more) ...
        • Vandenberg Village
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Vandenberg Village is located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandenberg Village
        • Duval
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Duval is located in Pima County
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        • Tucson
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Craycroft
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Craycroft is located in Pima County
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        • Sahuarita
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • San Xavier
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • San Xavier is located in Pima County
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        • Esmond
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Esmond is located in Pima County
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        • El Rio
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • El Rio is located in Pima County
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        • Polo Village
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Polo Village is located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Village
        • Tucson Estates
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Tucson Estates is located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson Estates
        • Pascua Yaqui Indian Village
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Kingston Knolls Terrace
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Rolling Hills Country Club Estates
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Corona de Tucson
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Corona de Tucson is located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona de Tucson
        • Twin Buttes ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Twin Buttes is located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
        • Amphitheater
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Amphitheater is located in Pima County
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        • Stockham
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Stockham is located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
        • Tucson Country Club Estates
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Indian Ridge Estates
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Old Tucson
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Old Tucson is located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tucson
        • Continental ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Continental is located in Pima County
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        • Vail
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Green Valley
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • New Tucson
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • New Tucson is located in Pima County
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        • Mountain View
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Mountain View is located in Pima County
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        • Catalina Foothills
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Catalina Foothills is located in Pima County
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        • Flowing Wells
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Flowing Wells is located in Pima County
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        • Jaynes
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Jaynes is located in Pima County
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        • Oracle Foothills Estates
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Casas Adobes
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Skyline Bel Aire Estates
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Valley View
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Valley View is located in Pima County
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        • Tanque Verde
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Tanque Verde is located in Pima County
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        • Helvetia ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Helvetia is located in Pima County
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        • Orange Grove Estates
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Kino
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Kino is located in Pima County
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        • Tucson National Estates
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Rosemont Camp
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Rosemont Camp is located in Pima County
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        • Rosemont Junction
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Rosemont Junction is located in Pima County
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        • Diamond Bell Ranch
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Diamond Bell Ranch is located in Pima County
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        • Cortaro
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Corner Windmill
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Corner Windmill is located in Pima County
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        • Robles Junction
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Robles Junction is located in Pima County
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        • Three Points
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Three Points is located in Pima County
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        • Pantano
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Pantano is located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantano
        • Oro Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Harrington Place ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Harrington Place is located in Pima County
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        • Tortolita
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Avra
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Avra is located in Pima County
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        • Arivaca Junction
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Arivaca Junction is located in Pima County
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        • Greaterville ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Greaterville is located in Pima County
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        • Picture Rocks
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Picture Rocks is located in Pima County
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        • Whitetail
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Whitetail is located in Pima County
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        • Willow Canyon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Willow Canyon is located in Pima County
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        • Rillito
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Soldier Camp
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Soldier Camp is located in Pima County
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        • Loma Linda
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Loma Linda is located in Pima County
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        • Mount Lemmon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Summerhaven
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Summerhaven is located in Pima County
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        • Pimaco Two
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Pimaco Two is located in Pima County
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        • Catalina
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Marana
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cochise County
  • Santa Cruz County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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