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>
While we didn't find Summit in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Summit. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Fort Madison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sawyer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Niota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bullard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bullard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard
- Viele
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Viele is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viele
- Pontoosuc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Wever
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- West Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nauvoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Powellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Dallas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colusa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- New Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Mount Clare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Clare is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
- Galland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Galland is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Sonora ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sonora is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Patterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Pilot Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Donnellson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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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