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 a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- White Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Big Clifty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
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- Stephensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Clifty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clifty
- Horntown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Horntown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Limp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
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- Melrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Millerstown is located in Grayson County
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- Howe Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
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- Clarkson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nolin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cecilia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grayson Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Springs
- Higdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sonora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint John
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Constantine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leitchfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelers Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Upton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Rineyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eveleigh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eveleigh is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleigh
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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