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.
- Stewartstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County
- Easton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Point Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Marion
- Point Marion is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Marion <3>
- Morris Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morris Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Dellslow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Pisgah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Morgantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Morgantown is located in Monongalia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <3>
- Winstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Dilliner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Randall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - New Geneva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Dunkard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Old Frame
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Haydentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haydentown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <3>
- Bowlby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Maidsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maidsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Laurel Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurel Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Uffington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Masontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
- Masontown is located in Preston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <3>
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Rockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Mapletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Wiley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Bald Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monongalia County: www.co.monongalia.wv.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |