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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, Sunset had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hillsboro
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <3>
  • Grange City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyoming
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyoming. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Wyoming is located in Bath County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wyoming
    • From Sunset to Wyoming
  • Poplar Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Plains
    • Poplar Plains is located in Fleming County
  • Tilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Tilton is located in Fleming County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tilton
    • From Sunset to Tilton
  • Sherburne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherburne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
    • Sherburne is located in Fleming County
  • Plummers Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bethel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Bath County
  • Reynoldsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Flemingsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Muses Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Muses Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
    • Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Muses Mills
    • From Sunset to Muses Mills
  • Wallingford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Owingsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sprout
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprout
    • Sprout is located in Nicholas County
  • Elizaville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elizaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
    • Elizaville is located in Fleming County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elizaville
    • From Sunset to Elizaville
  • Olympia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
    • Olympia is located in Bath County
  • Salt Lick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Midland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
    • Farmers is located in Rowan County
  • Ryan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
    • Ryan is located in Fleming County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ryan
    • From Sunset to Ryan
  • Nepton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nepton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepton
    • Nepton is located in Fleming County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nepton
    • From Sunset to Nepton
  • Ewing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
    • Ewing is located in Fleming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Cowan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
    • Cowan is located in Fleming County
  • Moorefield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
    • Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
  • Sharpsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Preston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Foxport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mount Carmel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County
  • Pleasant Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Myers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
    • Myers is located in Nicholas County

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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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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