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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.

  • Slagle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Slagle is located in Polk County
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  • Burns
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Burns is located in Polk County
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  • Schofield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Schofield is located in Polk County
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  • Halfway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Halfway is located in Polk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Brighton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bolivar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wishart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wishart is located in Polk County
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  • Morrisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodnight
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodnight is located in Polk County
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
    • Goodnight has also been known as:
    • Goodnight village
  • Redtop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Redtop is located in Dallas County
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  • Gresham ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gresham is located in Polk County
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  • Reynolds
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Reynolds is located in Dallas County
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  • Goodson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Goodson is located in Polk County
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  • Orleans ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Orleans is located in Polk County
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  • Graydon Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
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  • Sacville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sacville is located in Greene County
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  • Olive
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Olive is located in Dallas County
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  • March
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • March is located in Dallas County
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  • Polk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Polk is located in Polk County
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  • Buffalo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Aldrich
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Aldrich is located in Polk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Ebenezer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ebenezer is located in Greene County
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  • Hickory Barren
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Barren is located in Greene County
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  • Fair Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Spring Grove is located in Dallas 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.
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