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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Summit (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Summit. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Summit is located in King County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of King County: Chelan, Kittitas, Pierce & Snohomish.

Below are the counties that are near Summit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summit:

  • King County     (The home county of Summit)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
    • Danville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in King County
    • Ravensdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensdale
      • Ravensdale is located in King County
    • Orchard Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
      • Orchard Grove is located in King County
    • Maple Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Landsburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsburg
      • Landsburg is located in King County
    • Wilderness Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Village
      • Wilderness Village is located in King County
    • Black Diamond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • One Hundred One Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Covington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hobart
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Morton - Berrydale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in King County
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
    • Southworth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
      • Southworth is located in Kitsap County
    • Olalla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • South Colby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Colby
      • South Colby is located in Kitsap County
    • Colby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
      • Colby is located in Kitsap County
    • Colchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
      • Colchester is located in Kitsap County
    • Fort Ward
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ward
      • Fort Ward is located in Kitsap County
    • Manchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • South Park Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Burley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bainbridge Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
      • Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,358 people
      • Bainbridge Island has also been known as:
      • Winslow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge Island <2>
    • Parkwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
      • Parkwood is located in Kitsap County
    • Yeomalt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomalt
      • Yeomalt is located in Kitsap County
  • Kittitas County
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
    • Lake Tapps
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapps
      • Lake Tapps is located in Pierce County
    • Buckley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bonney Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Prairie Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
      • Prairie Ridge is located in Pierce County
    • Alderton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
      • Alderton is located in Pierce County
    • North Puyallup
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Puyallup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Puyallup
      • North Puyallup is located in Pierce County
    • Fife
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
      • Fife is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <2>
    • Firwood ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Firwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
      • Firwood is located in Pierce County
    • Gardenville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
      • Gardenville is located in Pierce County
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
    • Echo Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
      • Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
    • Maltby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltby
      • Maltby is located in Snohomish County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summit, see our County-by-County Page for Summit.

Newspapers Published in Summit ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summit.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summit, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summit.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Summit:

Cemeteries Near Summit ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summit.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.

  • Ravensdale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ravensdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ravensdale Cemetery
  • Black Diamond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hobart - Maple Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tahoma National Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Franklin Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
  • Suise Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suise Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suise Creek Cemetery
  • Krain Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krain Cemetery
  • White Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Saar Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saar Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saar Pioneer Cemetery
  • Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dieringer Cemetery
    • Dieringer Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (73 more) ...
    • Auburn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Auburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburn Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Summit had railroad service and no post office.

These 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
    • Green River is located in King County
  • Franklin ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in King County
  • Cedar Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
    • Cedar Mountain is located in King County
  • Palmer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in King County
  • Kangley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
    • Kangley is located in King County
  • Veazie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veazie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazie
    • Veazie is located in King County
  • Elliott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Elliott is located in King County
  • Kent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in King County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Thomas is located in King County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Christopher
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
      • Christopher is located in King County
    • Enumclaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • O'Brien
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Brien have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
      • O'Brien is located in King County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summit.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Summit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Summit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Summit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3612, Longitude: -122.0204       In this case, the coordinates for Summit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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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