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.
- Rosalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reece
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reece is located in Greenwood County
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- Ivanpah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
- Pontiac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pontiac is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Keighley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Keighley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
- Beaumont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chelsea ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Butler County
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- Lapland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lapland is located in Greenwood County
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- Leon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Leon has also been known as:
- West Leon
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- Eureka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- El Dorado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Piedmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thrall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thrall is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
- Haverhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haverhill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Climax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Climax is located in Greenwood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Utopia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Utopia is located in Greenwood County
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- De Graff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- De Graff is located in Butler County
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- Latham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tonovay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tonovay is located in Greenwood County
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- Severy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Severy is located in Greenwood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Matfield Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Towanda
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Augusta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wingate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wingate is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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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