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 Sunshine Acres in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sunshine Acres. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sunshine Acres listed first.
- Hillsborough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Efland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Teer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mebane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Hawfields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Durham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saxapahaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laws
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Swepsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Prospect Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Haw River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Corbett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corbett is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Fairntosh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fairntosh is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairntosh
- Gordonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gordonton is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonton
- Bahama
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rougemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hurdle Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Red Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mountain is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Graham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Sutphin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- Brassfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Bushy Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bushy Fork is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Fork
- McCray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
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 Sunshine Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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