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 Sun in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sun. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sun listed first.
- John
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- John is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
- Saint Paul
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dorado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dorado is located in Russell County
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- Virginia City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Bickley Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Counts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Counts is located in Russell County
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- Carterton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
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- Dwina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Jessees Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Dickensonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Banner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Masons Store ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Masons Store is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
- Creswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
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- Artrip
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Bucu
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Aily
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Bolton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Russell County
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- Hawkins Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkins Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Mill
- Stratton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Judge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Judge is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
- Coeburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Point Truth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Point Truth is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Truth
- Willow Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Hansonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hansonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville
- Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 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 Sun, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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