Welcome to Sunland ...

Sunland is located in Tulare County<1>.

The location of Sunland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Sunland is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sunland lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Sunland ...

While we believe that this Sunland is located in Tulare County, we know of another 2 California communities named Sunland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Inyo and Los Angeles County.

Beyond California, there are 5 communities that are also named Sunland - they are located in Colorado, Florida and Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunland.

Communities near Sunland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sunland.

• Porterville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
  • Porterville is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porterville <4>
• Lindsay
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Lindsay is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <4>
• Terra Bella
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Bella
  • Terra Bella is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terra Bella <4>
• Ducor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducor
  • Ducor is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ducor <4>
• Poplar
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
  • Poplar is located in Tulare County
  • Poplar has also been known as:
  • Poplar - Cotton Center
• Strathmore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmore
  • Strathmore is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strathmore <4>
• Gillete ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillete
  • Gillete is located in Tulare County
• Saucelito ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saucelito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucelito
  • Saucelito is located in Tulare County
• Springville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Woodville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Tulare County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sunland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sunland. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunland. See our Newspapers Page for Sunland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunland ...

Looking for more information about Sunland? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sunland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sunland.

Adding Sunland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sunland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sunland was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/