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 Sunburst in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sunburst. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sunburst listed first.
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Retreat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Cruso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Waynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Balsam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Iron Duff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Iron Duff is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Duff
- Cowarts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- Balsam Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Turnpike
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Addie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Wolf Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wolf Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Mountain
- Crabtree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crabtree is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Glady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Luther
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- East Laport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Tuckasegee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cove Creek is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Beta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cullowhee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Big Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge
- Brevard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Candler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sylva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Sunburst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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