Welcome to Sunny Side ...

Sunny Side is located in Cumberland 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 1856.

Sunny Side is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Sunny Side: (804)

Communities Also Named Sunny Side ...

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

Beyond Virginia, 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), Texas (2) and Utah.

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.

• Farmville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <4>
• Dillwyn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
  • Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <4>
• Columbia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Clinton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Cumberland County
• Cumberland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Paineville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
  • Paineville is located in Amelia County
• Trents Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
  • Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
• Cotton Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
  • Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
• Guinea Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
  • Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
• Trenton Mills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
  • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland 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 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 1856.

We also found Sunny Side in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/