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 72 people in 1895 with 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.
- Blodgett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Wren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Philomath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Airlie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corvallis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lewisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Simpson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Alsea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Falls City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wellsdale is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
- Suver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Suver is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suver
- Oakville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yaquina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Peoria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Buena Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tangent
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cochrane ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cochrane is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Dallas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Independence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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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