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.
- Beattie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beattie is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Axtell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Axtell is located in Marshall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Summerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Bridget
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Bridget is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bridget
- Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baileyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baileyville is located in Nemaha County
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- Bookwalter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bookwalter is located in Pawnee County (NE)
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- Vliets
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vliets is located in Marshall County
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- Reedsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reedsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Reedsville has also been known as:
- Hazelville
- Frankfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frankfort is located in Marshall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Vermillion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Benedict is located in Nemaha County
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- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oketo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oketo is located in Marshall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Marietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
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- Armour ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Armour is located in Pawnee County (NE)
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- Seneca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Marysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Centralia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Violet ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Violet is located in Pawnee County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Burchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pawnee City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Du Bois
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Schroyer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Schroyer is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroyer
- Herkimer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Herkimer is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer
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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