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.
- River Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Bixby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bixby is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Steele Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Geneva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Havana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Lemond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lemond is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Owatonna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Clarks Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meriden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meriden is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Clinton Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clinton Falls is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
- Moscow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Merton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Merton is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
- New Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hartland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Lansing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Waltham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hayfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Otisco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Otisco is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Medford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 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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