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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 railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Summit had a population of 288 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.

  • Marvin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilmot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Corona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Waubay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • South Shore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Twin Brooks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodwill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Goodwill is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
  • Troy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Troy is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Waverly
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Strandburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Browns Valley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Beardsley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Webster
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • LaBolt
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Roslyn
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Stone City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Watertown
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Ortonville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Kranzburg
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Albee
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Albee is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Barry
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 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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