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 Sunnyvale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sunnyvale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sunnyvale listed first.
- Toms Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toms Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
- Greenlee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Dendron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Old Fort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Old Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
- Old Fort is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <4>
- Celo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
- North Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
- Sugar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Nebo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Nebo is located in McDowell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <4>
- Estatoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Spruce Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <4>
- Pensacola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Black Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
- Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <4>
- Penland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penland
- Penland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penland <4>
- Windom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Ashford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otter Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Bridgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Bridgewater is located in Burke County
- Ledger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Burnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Yancey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
- Dillingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
- Vein Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vein Mountain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Price Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Creek
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
- Rockview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Bandana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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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 Sunnyvale, 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> | 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. |
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