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 Sun in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sun. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sun listed first.
- Norris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lake is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <3>
- Homewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewells Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
- Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <3>
- Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Forest is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <3>
- Burns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Shongelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Garlandsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <3>
- Sylvarena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Pulaski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Raworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Raleigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Raleigh is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <3>
- Turnerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Conehatta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Piketown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Penantly
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Hillsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Bezer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Harperville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Morton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Morton is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <3>
- Polkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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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 Sun, 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. |