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.
- Linton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Island City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Dugger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Cass
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cass is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Bushrod
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bushrod is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushrod
- Marco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marco is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Switz City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farnsworth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farnsworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Jasonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Dixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Greene County
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- Howesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Paxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westphalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hymera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Freelandville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Elnora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Newberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newberry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Plummer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Elliston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Rincon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rincon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
- Jackson Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
- Sullivan
(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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