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 also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Franklin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin was located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Cedar Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Mountain is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
- Palmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Kangley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kangley is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Veazie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Veazie is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazie
- Elliott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kent is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
- Thomas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thomas is also located in King County
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- Christopher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Christopher is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Enumclaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- O'Brien
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- O'Brien is also located in King County
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- Stuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stuck is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck
- Lake Tapps
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Tapps is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapps
- Osceola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Osceola is also located in King County
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- Orillia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orillia is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Boise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boise is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
- 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 also 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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