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

• Cerro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cerro is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro <2>
• Questa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Questa is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Questa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Questa <2>
• Costilla
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Costilla is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Costilla <2>
• No Agua
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • No Agua is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Agua
• Arroyo Hondo
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Arroyo Hondo is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Hondo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arroyo Hondo <2>
• Tres Piedras
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tres Piedras is located in Taos County
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tres Piedras <2>
• Arroyo Seco
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Arroyo Seco is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arroyo Seco <2>
• Ortiz
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ortiz is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
• Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
• Los Cerritos
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Los Cerritos is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerritos
• Antonito
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Antonito is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonito
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antonito <2>
• Servilleta
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Servilleta is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilleta
• Conejos
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Conejos is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conejos
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conejos <2>
• Lava ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Lava is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
• San Luis
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • San Luis is located in Costilla County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis <2>
• Manassa
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Manassa is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassa <2>
• Lasauses
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Lasauses is located in Conejos County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasauses