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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sunshine had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sunshine, with the one closest to Sunshine listed first.
- Washburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hollis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bostic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Golden ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Golden is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- New House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trio ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trio is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Forest City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ellenboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rutherfordton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Polkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Dysartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dysartsville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysartsville
- Delight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Campcall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Casar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vein Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Mack ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mack is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Lattimore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Brindletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Henrietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Boiling Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Double Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Double Shoals is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Shoals
- Knob Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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