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>
While we didn't find Summit in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Summit. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Ooltewah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tyner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tyner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Apison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Jersey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jersey is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Howardville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- McDonald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Snow Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Hixson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boyce is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- East Chattanooga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Chattanooga is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chattanooga
- Orchard Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Ridgedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Ringgold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Keith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Keith is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Red Clay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Black Fox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Black Fox is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fox
- Igous Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Igous Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igous Ferry
- Boynton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Catoosa Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Cohutta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chattanooga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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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