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.
- Meads
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meads is located in Boyd County
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- Cannonsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
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- Princess
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
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- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Boyd County
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- Normal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
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- Cliffside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
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- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Coal Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Russell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Danleyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
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- Mavity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
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- Catlettsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forestdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forestdale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Ironton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hunnewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
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- Kenova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Kenova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Kenova is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Argillite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Savage Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Savage Branch is located in Boyd County
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- Ceredo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wurtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Hecla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hecla is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
- Hanging Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
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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