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 Sunshine had a population of 179 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sunshine, with the one closest to Sunshine listed first.
- Salina
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crisman
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crisman is also located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Gold Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sugarloaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugarloaf is also located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springdale is also located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunset was located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Boulder
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Altona ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altona was located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Valmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nederland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is also located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Niwot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rollinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hygiene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Noland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Longmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Erie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Erie is also located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
- Broomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Sunshine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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