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 Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sunset Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sunset Beach listed first.
- Cape May
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cape May is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Bennett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Fishing Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fishing Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek
- Rio Grande
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rio Grande is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
- Former name for Rio Grande:
- Crandol Town
- Rio Grande has also been known as:
- Hildreth
- Leamings
- Green Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
- Grassy Sound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Sound is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Sound
- Burleigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burleigh is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleigh
- Anglesea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anglesea is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglesea
- Dias Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dias Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dias Creek
- Cape May Court House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
- Lewes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Swain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Rehoboth Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nassau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- South Dennis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Drawbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Drawbridge is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Townsends Inlet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Townsends Inlet is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsends Inlet
- Clermont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clermont is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Dennisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Delmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Delmont is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- South Seaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Seaville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seaville
- Heislerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Heislerville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heislerville
- Maurice River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Maurice River is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice River
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 Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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