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.
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gallup was located in Lawrence County
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- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walbridge was located in Lawrence County
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- Maynard ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard was located in Lawrence County
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- Clifford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clifford is also located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Louisa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Gay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Effie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
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- Busseyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Busseyville is also located in Lawrence County
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- Georges Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Creek is also located in Lawrence County
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- Peach Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peach Orchard is also located in Lawrence County
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- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adams is also located in Lawrence County
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- Charley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charley is also located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ulysses was located in Lawrence County
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- Richardson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson is also located in Lawrence County
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- Dunlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
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- Ferguson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ferguson is located in Wayne County (WV)
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- Irad ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irad was located in Lawrence County
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- Fullers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fullers is also located in Lawrence County
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- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County (WV)
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- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Catalpa was located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Fallsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fallsburg is also located in Lawrence County
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- Hubbardstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Prosperity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is also located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wilbur was located in Lawrence County
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- Lowmansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
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- Echo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
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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