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.
- Rural Retreat
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Groseclose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Groseclose is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groseclose
- Crockett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Atkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ceres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ceres is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
- Speedwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Grubb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grubb is located in Wythe County
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- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Comers Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Comers Rock is located in Grayson County
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- Petunia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Petunia is located in Wythe County
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- Effna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Effna is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effna
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cripple Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Wytheville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Elk Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chatham Hill is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Hill
- Fallville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Ellendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Burkes Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Trout Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
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- Asberrys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Grant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grant is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
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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