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.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
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- Winterpock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
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- Perdue ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Perdue is located in Chesterfield County
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- Holly ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
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- Otterdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
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- Fendley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
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- Skinquarter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
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- Namozine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Namozine is located in Amelia County
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- Hallsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hallsboro is located in Chesterfield County
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- Marmona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marmona is located in Dinwiddie County
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- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Midlothian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mannboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mannboro is located in Amelia County
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- Dorset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
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- Pilkinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
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- Robious
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
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- Mattoax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattoax is located in Amelia County
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- Centralia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
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- Drewrys Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
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- Genito
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Genito is located in Powhatan County
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- Chula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chula is located in Amelia County
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- Sutherland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bon Air
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
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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