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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 Sunset Falls in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sunset Falls. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sunset Falls listed first.

  • Fairplains
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
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  • Cricket
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cricket is located in Wilkes County
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  • Wilkesboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Adley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Adley is located in Wilkes County
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  • Mulberry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
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  • Millers Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Moravian Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hay Meadow is located in Wilkes County
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  • Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
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  • Dellaplane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
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  • Purlear
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Purlear is located in Wilkes County
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  • Halls Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County
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  • Brier Creek ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
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  • Dehart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dehart is located in Wilkes County
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  • Wilbar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
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  • Boomer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Boomer is located in Wilkes County
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  • Dockery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dockery is located in Wilkes County
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  • Gilreath
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilreath is located in Wilkes County
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  • Ready Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
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  • Zimmerman ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
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  • Lomax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lomax is located in Wilkes County
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  • Vannoy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Vannoy is located in Wilkes County
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  • Parsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
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  • Clingman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Clingman is located in Wilkes County
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  • Ronda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Springfield ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Springfield is located in Wilkes County
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  • Maple Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
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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 Sunset Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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