Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Summit (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Summit. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Summit is located in Hamilton County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hamilton County: Catoosa (GA), Dade (GA), Walker (GA), Whitfield (GA), Bledsoe, Bradley, Marion, Meigs, Rhea & Sequatchie.
Below are the counties that are near Summit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summit:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Summit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Auburn Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
- Ooltewah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Collegedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ryall Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
- 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
- East Brainerd
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Harrison Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
- Brainerd Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Lake Dweller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Howardville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Hillsboro Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 450 people
- 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
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Brayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pailo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Mineral Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- McDonald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Tree Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- South Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Wildwood Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- East Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Countryside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Etola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bellefounte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Powells Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whiteside
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Condra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Vulcan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Whitwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jasper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Calhoun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Luskville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- East View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Beta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Oldfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Ball Play
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Ocoee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Parksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chestuee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Chable ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Graysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Dayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bryan Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Ogden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Center Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Cartwright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Daus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Dunlap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Indian Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Dafron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Ellie Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Ringgold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- 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
- Poplar Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Boynton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fort Oglethorpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Wildwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cole City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Gregory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Tennga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sumac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Temple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Cisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crandall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chatsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- John Ross Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Dewberry Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Park City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Rossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orchard Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Lytle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lytle is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
- Warren Terrace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Terrace is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,720 people
- Fantasy Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Happy Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Lookout Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Flintstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Parrett Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- 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
- Cohutta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Varnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Waring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Crow ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Rocky Face
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Trickum
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Ruralvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Dalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summit, see our County-by-County Page for Summit.
Cemeteries Near Summit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summit.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Summit - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Summit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Silverdale Confederate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Silverdale Lookout Tower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Standifer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ooltewah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Silverdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Collegedale Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (654 more) ...
- Tallant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Varnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stubblefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Summit in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summit.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summit, 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
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summit.
Newspapers Published in Summit ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summit, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summit.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Summit:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Marion County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Murray County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |