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 167 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Cresson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lucket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lucket is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucket
- Wildwood Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Gallitzin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elstie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elstie is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstie
- Loretto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Munster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bens Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Amsbry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kaylor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kaylor is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Noel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Noel is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Sonman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Puritan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duncansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Canan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chest Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stiffler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stiffler is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiffler
- Allegheny Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Allegheny Furnace is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Furnace
- Ebensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brooks Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollidaysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wopsononock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wopsononock is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wopsononock
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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