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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Summit Bridge had a population of 157 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Summit Bridge, with the one closest to Summit Bridge listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Kirkwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Glasgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Saint Georges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Porter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Porter is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Chesapeake City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Augustine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McDonough
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Corbit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corbit is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbit
- Keeney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Iron Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Odessa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reybold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reybold is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reybold
- Red Lion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Lion is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Delaware City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fieldsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldsboro is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Iron Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Port Penn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Town Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Town Point is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Point
- Townsend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bank ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Ogletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pencader
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pencader is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader
- Bacon Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Bridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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