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 Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sunset Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sunset Ridge listed first.
- Mebane
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hawfields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Efland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Haw River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Swepsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Hillsborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Corbett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Corbett is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- McCray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
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- Teer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Prospect Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Saxapahaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Laws
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laws is located in Orange County
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- Union Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blackwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Gordonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonton is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonton
- Ridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
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- Stony Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Hightowers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hightowers is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
- Rock Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Hurdle Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Altamahaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Elon College
(15 miles [24.1 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 Sunset Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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