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 Summit had a population of 1,170 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Summit had a population of 21,812 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Murray Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Murray Hill is located in Union County
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- Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Union County
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- Short Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Short Hills is located in Essex County
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- Long Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Long Hill is located in Morris County
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- Westfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Millburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Berkeley Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scotch Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Afton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Afton is located in Morris County
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- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Cranford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gillette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gillette is located in Morris County
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- Netherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Netherwood is located in Union County
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- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hanover is located in Morris County
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- Livingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stirling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stirling is located in Morris County
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- Plainfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whippany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Irvington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Vernon is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
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. |