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 Valley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sun Valley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sun Valley listed first.
- Nashville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Dukes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Spring Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hilliardston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Castalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Hunts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Stanhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Sharpsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elm City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Battleboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Justice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Justice is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Ita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ita is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ita
- Glenview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenview is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Penelo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Whitakers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Sutton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Union Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hartsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Ringwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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