Welcome to Sun ...

Sun is located in Newaygo County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sun, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Sun is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sun lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sun is within the boundaries of the (231) area code.

Communities Also Named Sun ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Sun - they are located in Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sun ...

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

• Rockford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <4>
• Sparta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Fremont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Newaygo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
  • Former name for Fremont:
  • Fremont Center
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Cedar Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cedar Springs is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Springs <4>
• Newaygo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newaygo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaygo
  • Newaygo is located in Newaygo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newaygo <4>
• Howard City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
  • Howard City is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard City <4>
• White Cloud
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
  • White Cloud is located in Newaygo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Cloud <4>
• Ravenna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Ravenna is located in Muskegon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <4>
• Kent City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent City
  • Kent City is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent City <4>
• Grant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Grant is located in Newaygo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sun ...

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

Adding Sun to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sun 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 Sun was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sun post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sun.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Newaygo County: www.countyofnewaygo.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/