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 Sunlight in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sunlight. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sunlight listed first.
- Williamsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friars Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Friars Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Hill
- Frankford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Hughart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hughart is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughart
- Leonard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leonard is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Richlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Loveridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clintonville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Renicks Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Renicks Valley is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renicks Valley
- Duo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duo is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
- Jacox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacox is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacox
- Meadow Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Bluff is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bluff
- Asbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rupert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sue is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue
- Locust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locust is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Lobelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lobelia is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobelia
- Lile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Whitcomb ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whitcomb is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
- Caldwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alvon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alvon is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvon
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 Sunlight, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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