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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>

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.

  • Johnson City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Carnegie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Carnegie is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
  • Austin Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Austin Springs is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
  • Flourville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Flourville is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
  • Jonesborough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Okolona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Okolona is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
  • Milligan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Milligan is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
  • Watauga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Watauga is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Keebler Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Keebler Crossroads is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Crossroads
  • Marbleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marbleton is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbleton
  • February
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • February is also located in Washington County
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  • Piney Flats
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Leesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Leesburg is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Boring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Boring is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
  • Unicoi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gap Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gap Run is located in Carter County
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  • Elizabethton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Keenburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Keenburg is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
  • Hilton ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hilton was located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
  • Childress
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Childress is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
  • Bowmantown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bowmantown is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
  • Colby ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Colby was located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
  • Telford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Telford is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telford
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 921 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telford <2>
  • Mayday
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayday is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
  • Embreeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Embreeville is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embreeville
  • Wahoo ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wahoo was located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
  • Valley Forge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Valley Forge is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
  • Thom ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Thom was located in Sullivan County
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  • Fordtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
  • Locust Mount
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Locust Mount is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount

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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.