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.
- Maple Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Black Diamond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Covington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green River is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Franklin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Cedar Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Mountain is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
- Palmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer is located in King County
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- Kangley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kangley is located in King County
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- Veazie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Veazie is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazie
- Elliott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott is located in King County
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- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thomas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thomas is located in King County
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- Christopher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Christopher is located in King County
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- Enumclaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- O'Brien
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- O'Brien is located in King County
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- Stuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stuck is located in King County
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- Lake Tapps
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Tapps is located in Pierce County
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- Osceola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Orillia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orillia is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Boise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boise is located in King County
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- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Renton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coal Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Creek is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Newcastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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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