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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Summit (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Summit. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Summit is located in Marshall County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marshall County: Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Riley, Washington, Gage (NE) & Pawnee (NE).

Below are the counties that are near Summit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summit:

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Summit)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
    • Beattie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
      • Beattie is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Axtell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
      • Axtell is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Summerfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Home
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Home. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
      • Home is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Home <1>
    • Winifred
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifred
      • Winifred is located in Marshall County
    • Frankfort
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
    • Vermillion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <1>
    • Carden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden
      • Carden is located in Marshall County
    • Marietta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marietta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Marshall County
    • Oketo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
      • Oketo is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Marysville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcove Spring
      • Alcove Spring is located in Marshall County
  • Nemaha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
    • Baileyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
      • Baileyville is located in Nemaha County
    • Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
      • Saint Benedict is located in Nemaha County
    • Seneca
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Central City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Nemaha County
    • Centralia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bern
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
      • Bern is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Oneida
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Kelly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
      • Kelly is located in Nemaha County
    • Corning
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <1>
    • Berwick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Nemaha County
    • Woodlawn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County
    • America City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for America City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
      • America City is located in Nemaha County
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
    • Duluth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
      • Duluth is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Blaine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Wheaton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Onaga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaga
      • Onaga is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaga <1>
    • Havensville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
    • Hanover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <1>
    • Lanham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Washington County
    • Barnes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gage County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
    • Liberty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Barneston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wymore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymore
      • Wymore is located in Gage County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wymore <1>
    • Blue Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Virginia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
      • Virginia is located in Gage County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <1>
    • Holmesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Odell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Odell is located in Gage County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <1>
    • Rockford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Rockford is located in Gage County (NE)
    • Filley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lanham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Gage County (NE)
  • Johnson County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
    • Elk Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crab Orchard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
      • Crab Orchard is located in Johnson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <1>
  • Pawnee County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
    • 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)
    • Steinauer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Table Rock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewiston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Richardson County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
    • Nim City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nim City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nim City
      • Nim City is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Humboldt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
      • Humboldt is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summit, see our County-by-County Page for Summit.

Cemeteries Near Summit ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summit.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.

  • Shockley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shockley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shockley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Guittard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guittard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guittard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beattie Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beattie Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beattie Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Malachys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Malachys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Malachys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michael's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mission Covenant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Covenant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Covenant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Bridget Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bridget Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bridget Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Summerfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summerfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Life Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Life Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Life Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baileyville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baileyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baileyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (154 more) ...
    • Mission Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Home City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Summit had railroad service and no post office.

These 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
    • Beattie is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
  • Axtell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • Axtell is located in Marshall County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bridget have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bridget
    • Saint Bridget is located in Marshall County
  • Home
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Home. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
    • Home is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Home <1>
  • Baileyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Baileyville is located in Nemaha County
  • Bookwalter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bookwalter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter
    • Bookwalter is located in Pawnee County (NE)
  • Vliets
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vliets have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vliets
    • Vliets is located in Marshall County
  • Reedsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
    • Reedsville is located in Marshall County
    • Reedsville has also been known as:
    • Hazelville
  • Frankfort
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
    • Frankfort is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
  • Vermillion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
    • Vermillion is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <1>
  • Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
    • Saint Benedict is located in Nemaha County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Liberty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oketo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
      • Oketo is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Marietta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marietta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Marshall County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summit.

Newspapers Published in Summit ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 204 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summit.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summit, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summit.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Summit:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Summit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Summit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8972, Longitude: -96.3475       In this case, the coordinates for Summit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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