Welcome to Sunny Side ...

Sunny Side is located

Sunny Side is located in Waller County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunny Side, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Sunny Side is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sunny Side lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Sunny Side ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Sunny Side: This one is located in Waller County and the other is located in Harris County.

Beyond Texas, there are 14 communities that are also named Sunny Side - they are located in Georgia, Kansas (2), Missouri, New Mexico, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Sunny Side ...

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

• Katy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
  • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <4>
• Fulshear
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulshear
  • Fulshear is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulshear <4>
• Hempstead
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <4>
• Prairie View
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
  • Prairie View is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie View <4>
• Sealy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sealy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealy
  • Sealy is located in Austin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sealy <4>
• Brookshire
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookshire
  • Brookshire is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookshire <4>
• Bellville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Austin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <4>
• Weston Lakes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
  • Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
• Waller
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
  • Waller is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waller <4>
• Wallis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis
  • Wallis is located in Austin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallis <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 Sunny Side. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunny Side.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunny Side ...

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

Adding Sunny Side to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sunny Side post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunny Side.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Waller County: www.co.waller.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/