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)
- Norris is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Shongelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shongelo is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongelo
- Garlandsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvarena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Pulaski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Raworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Raleigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Conehatta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Piketown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Piketown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
- Penantly
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Hillsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Bezer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Harperville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Morton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Polkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
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. |
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