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.
- Oakwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Waterford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Durham is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Door Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- La Porte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holmesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Otis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Michigan City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burdick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burdick is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Westville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Rolling Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Union Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wellsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wellsboro is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsboro
- Hesston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- New Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coburg is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Haskell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Stillwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Suman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Tracy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Union Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Center is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Fish Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fish Lake is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake
- Union Pier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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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