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>
While we didn't find Summit in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Summit. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Midland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Puyallup
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Parkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meeker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meeker is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- McMillin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McMillin is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin
- Excelsior
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Excelsior is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Alderton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alderton is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
- Sumner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Tacoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillhurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillhurst is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
- Orting
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tapps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Tapps is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapps
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Stuck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stuck is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck
- Buenna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buenna is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
- Steilacoom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wollochet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wollochet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollochet
- Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kapowsin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cascade Junction is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Junction
- Christopher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Christopher is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Fox Island
(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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