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

• Burke
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Burke is located in Dane County
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• Sun Prairie
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
• Windsor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Windsor is located in Dane County
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• Darwin ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Darwin is located in Dane County
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• Mendota
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mendota is located in Dane County
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• DeForest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • DeForest is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
• Vilas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vilas is located in Dane County
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• Cottage Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
• Pierceville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pierceville is located in Dane County
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• Morrisonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrisonville is located in Dane County
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• North Bristol
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • North Bristol is located in Dane County
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• Norway Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Norway Grove is located in Dane County
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• Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hope is located in Dane County
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• Keyeser
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Keyeser is located in Columbia County
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• Waunakee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Waunakee is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
• Leeds
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Leeds is located in Columbia County
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• Madison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
• Deansville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Deansville is located in Dane County
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• East Bristol
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • East Bristol is located in Dane County
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• Pheasant Branch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
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• North Leeds
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • North Leeds is located in Columbia County
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• Door Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Door Creek is located in Dane County
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• Arlington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Arlington is located in Columbia County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
• Marshall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Marshall is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
• Dane
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dane is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people