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Welcome to Sunshine ...

Sunshine is located in Boulder County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Sunshine, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunshine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Sunshine is 7,110 feet [2,167 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sunshine is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Sunshine lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Sunshine: (303) & (720)<4>

Communities Also Named Sunshine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Sunshine: This one is located in Boulder County and the other is located in Garfield County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 45 communities that are also named Sunshine - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Mexico (3), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah (2), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Sunshine ...

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

  • Boulder
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Longmont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Broomfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield
    • Broomfield is located in Broomfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broomfield <5>
  • Erie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Erie is located in Boulder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <5>
  • Lafayette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Lafayette is located in Boulder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <5>
  • Louisville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Superior
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Superior is located in Boulder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <5>
  • Lyons
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Boulder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
  • Nederland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
    • Nederland is located in Boulder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
    • Former names for Nederland:
    • Browns Crossing
    • Dayton
    • Middle Boulder
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <5>
  • Jamestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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 Sunshine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunshine.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sunshine. 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 Sunshine.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunshine ...

Looking for more information about Sunshine? 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 Sunshine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sunshine.

Adding Sunshine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sunshine 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 Sunshine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Sunshine post office opened in 1875.

We also found Sunshine in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunshine.

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

The official website for Boulder County: www.co.boulder.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Boulder, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunshine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (720) is an overlay for area code (303).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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