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>
Sunset itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sunset, with the one closest to Sunset listed first.
- Sugarloaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Gold Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Nederland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <2>
- Crisman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crisman is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Salina
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Rollinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boulder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Altona ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altona is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Valmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Central City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Black Hawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Niwot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lyons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Russell Gulch
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Louisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hygiene
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fraser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dumont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Lafayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Noland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Noland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
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 Sunset, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |