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 had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Fairfield Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Waterloo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sedan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sedan is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Salem Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Center is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- Corunna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Moore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
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- Turkey Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Turkey Creek is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Angola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flint is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Alvarado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Ellis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Auburn Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Auburn Junction is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Junction
- Artic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Artic is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artic
- Metz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Metz is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Kendallville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Altona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- South Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Inverness
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Inverness is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Edon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <2>
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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