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 railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mineral Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Potosi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Irondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cadet
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Mines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bonne Terre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Bonne Terre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bonne Terre
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bismarck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belgrade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Silver Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fertile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fertile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
- Aptus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Levy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Levy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levy
- Loughboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Loughboro is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loughboro
- Hazel Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hazel Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
- Halifax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Vineland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vineland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Sunlight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valles Mines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Iron Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Iron Mountain is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
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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