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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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Please note 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 Fremont County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fremont County: Mills, Page, Atchison (MO), Cass (NE) & Otoe (NE).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 113 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Summit. Of these communities, 97 are located in counties other than Fremont 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 Fremont 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.

  • Fremont County   (where Summit resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.fremontcountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Fremont:   Sidney
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summit   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summit.
      • Imogene
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
      • Riverton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sidney
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Tabor
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
      • Thurman
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Thurman is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
      • Hamburg
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bartlett
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Bartlett is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • McPaul
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • McPaul is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
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        • Payne
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Payne is located in Fremont County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
        • Percival
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Eureka
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Eureka is located in Fremont County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • East Port ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • East Port is located in Fremont County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Port
  • Adams County
    • County Website:   https://adamscounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Adams:   Corning
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summit   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summit.
      • Nodaway
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Nodaway is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Dickieville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Dickieville is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickieville
  • Mills County
    • County Website:   https://www.millscountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Mills:   Glenwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summit   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summit.
      • Solomon
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Solomon is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
      • Climax
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Climax is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Strahan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Strahan is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahan
      • Clark
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Clark is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • 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
      • Emerson
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Hastings
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Hastings is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Malvern
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillsdale
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Hillsdale is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Balfour
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Balfour is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
      • Burr Oak
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Burr Oak is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
      • Henderson
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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        • Glenwood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Mills
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Mills is located in Mills County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
        • Silver City
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Silver City is located in Mills County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
        • Pacific Junction
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Pacific City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Pacific City is located in Mills County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
        • Mineola
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Folsom
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Folsom is located in Mills County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
        • Hentons ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Hentons is located in Mills County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
  • Montgomery County
    • County Website:   https://www.montgomerycountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Montgomery:   Red Oak
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summit   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summit.
      • 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
      • Hawthorne
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Hawthorne is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
      • McPherson
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • McPherson is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
      • Red Oak
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Stanton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wales
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Wales is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Frankfort ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Frankfort is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Stennett
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Stennett is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stennett
      • Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
      • Villisca
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Biddick ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Biddick is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddick
      • Wallin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Wallin is located in Montgomery County
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        • Elliott
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Tenville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Tenville is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
        • Sciola
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Sciola is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
        • Morton Mills
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Morton Mills is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Mills
  • Page County
    • County Website:   https://pagecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Page:   Clarinda
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summit   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summit.
      • Shenandoah
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Essex
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Bingham
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Bingham is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Norwich
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Norwich is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Nyman
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Nyman is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
      • Tarkio City ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Tarkio City is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
      • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
      • Bethesda
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Bethesda is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
      • Northboro
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Northboro is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Page Center
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Page Center is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Center
      • Willsburg ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Willsburg is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsburg
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        • Clarinda
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Blanchard
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Blanchard is located in Page County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
        • Hepburn
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Hepburn is located in Page County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
        • College Springs
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • College Springs is located in Page County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
        • Shambaugh
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Shambaugh is located in Page County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
        • Hawleyville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Hawleyville is located in Page County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
        • Dayton ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Dayton is located in Page County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
        • Braddyville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pottawattamie County
    • County Website:   https://www.pottcounty-ia.gov/
    • County Seat for Pottawattamie:   Council Bluffs
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summit   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summit.
      • Kemling ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Kemling is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemling
      • Macedonia
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Carson
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <3>
      • Treynor
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treynor
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treynor <3>
      • Dumfries
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
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      • Taylor
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Taylor is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor County
    • County Website:   https://taylorcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Taylor:   Bedford
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summit   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summit.
      • Henshaw
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Henshaw is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
      • New Market
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • New Market is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
      • Guss
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Guss is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
  • Atchison County
    • County Website:   https://www.atchisoncounty.org/
    • County Seat for Atchison:   Rock Port (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summit   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summit.
      • Farmers City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
      • Westboro
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • South Blanchard ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • South Blanchard is located in Atchison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blanchard
      • Linden
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Linden is located in Atchison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Tarkio
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Tarkio is located in Atchison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarkio <3>
      • Sonora
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Sonora is located in Atchison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
      • Watson
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Watson is located in Atchison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
      • London ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • London is located in Atchison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
      • Rock Port
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Phelps City
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
      • York ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • York is located in Atchison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Nodaway County
    • County Website:   https://www.nodawaycountymo.com/
    • County Seat for Nodaway:   Maryville (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summit   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summit.
      • Elmo
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Elmo is located in Nodaway County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Possum Walk
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Possum Walk is located in Nodaway County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Walk
      • Clearmont
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dawsonville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Dawsonville is located in Nodaway County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
  • Cass County
    • County Website:   https://www.casscountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Cass:   Plattsmouth (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summit   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summit.
      • Kanosha ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Kanosha is located in Cass County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanosha
      • Rock Bluff
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
      • Todd
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Todd is located in Cass County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
      • Union
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Union is located in Cass County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
      • Plattsmouth
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Murray
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Mynard
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
      • Nehawka
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Oreapolis
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Oreapolis is located in Cass County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreapolis
  • Nemaha County
  • Otoe County
    • County Website:   https://otoecountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Otoe:   Nebraska City (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summit   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summit.
      • Minersville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Minersville is located in Otoe County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
      • Nebraska City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wyoming
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Wyoming is located in Otoe County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Paul
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Paul is located in Otoe County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
      • Elberon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Elberon is located in Otoe County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon

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 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'.
<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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