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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 in 1895, Summit had 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.

  • Imogene
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shenandoah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Solomon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Solomon is located in Mills County
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  • Essex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Farragut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Randolph
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Randolph is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Anderson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Anderson is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Bingham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bingham is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
  • Strahan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Strahan is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahan
  • Norwich
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Norwich is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
  • Coburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Coburg is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Clark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clark is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Nyman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Nyman is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
  • Riverton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • White Cloud
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • White Cloud is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
  • Hawthorne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hawthorne is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Sidney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Emerson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hastings
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hastings is located in Mills County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Malvern
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tabor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Coin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coin is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Yorktown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorktown is located in Page County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • High Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • High Creek is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
  • Northboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Northboro is located in Page County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Red Oak
    (16 miles [25.7 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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