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 Sunflower in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sunflower. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sunflower listed first.
- Faisonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Faisonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Faisonia
- From Sunflower to Faisonia
- Moorhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Moorhead
- From Sunflower to Moorhead
- Baird
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baird. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Baird
- From Sunflower to Baird
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Indianola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
- Indianola is located in Sunflower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Indianola
- From Sunflower to Indianola
- Rixwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - McNutt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNutt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McNutt
- From Sunflower to McNutt
- Lehrton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Heathman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heathman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Heathman
- From Sunflower to Heathman
- Itta Bena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itta Bena
- Itta Bena is located in Leflore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Itta Bena <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Itta Bena
- From Sunflower to Itta Bena
- Runnymede
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - O'Reilly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Holly Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Holly Ridge is located in Sunflower County
- Shaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Boyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Boyle is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyle <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Boyle
- From Sunflower to Boyle
- Choctaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Choctaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choctaw <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Choctaw
- From Sunflower to Choctaw
- Sheppardtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheppardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppardtown
- Sheppardtown is located in Leflore County
- Fort Loring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Loring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fort Loring
- From Sunflower to Fort Loring
- Shellmound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shellmound. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shellmound
- From Sunflower to Shellmound
- Helm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Helm
- From Sunflower to Helm
- Sunnyside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sunnyside
- From Sunflower to Sunnyside
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,846 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
- Roebuck
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roebuck
- From Sunflower to Roebuck
- Rising Sun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Leflore County
- Minter City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Minter City
- From Sunflower to Minter City
- Renova
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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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 Sunflower, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |