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>
While we didn't find Summit in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Summit. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Fruitland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Salisbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Whayland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whayland is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whayland
- Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Loretto
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Walston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walston is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walston
- Quantico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wango
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wango is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parsonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Widgeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Widgeon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widgeon
- Princess Anne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colbourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne
- Delmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Capitola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Whitehaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whiteburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteburg
- Pittsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Athol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Athol is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Columbia is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Powellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Victor ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Victor is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Corbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Whiton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Truitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Truitt is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt
- Whitesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Ward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
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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