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.
- Muscatine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Fairport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Pleasant Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Durant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atalissa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Illinois City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Lime City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lime City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Former names for Lime City:
- Lime Kilns
- Munn
- Stockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Fruitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Montpelier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Montpelier is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Blue Grass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- West Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eliza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Buffalo Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Walcott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Edgington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Letts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Andalusia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- New Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Liberty is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Bennett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bennett is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Springdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
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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