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.
- Clayton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pecksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pecksburg is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksburg
- Cartersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hadley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Amo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stilesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Gale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gale is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
- Plainfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Reno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Coatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crown Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crown Center is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Center
- Monrovia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gasburg is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasburg
- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
- Little Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Point is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
- Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Mooresville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tilden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tilden is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Maplewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Groveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Friendswood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Friendswood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
- Montclair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montclair is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
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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