Welcome to Sunrise ...
So far, we found very little information about Sunrise. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sunrise to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sunrise, please Contact Us.
Sunrise would have been located within present day Platte County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunrise, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sunrise is 4,900 feet [1,494 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sunrise is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Sunrise was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Sunrise still existed, it would have been in the (307) area code.
Communities Also Named Sunrise ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Sunrise - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida (3), Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunrise.
Communities near Sunrise ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sunrise.
- Guernsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Guernsey is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guernsey <4>
- Fort Laramie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Laramie
- Fort Laramie is located in Goshen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Laramie <4>
- Wendover ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Jay Em
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Em
- Jay Em is located in Goshen County
- Glendo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendo
- Glendo is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendo <4>
- Chugcreek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugcreek
- Chugcreek is located in Platte County
- Lingle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingle
- Lingle is located in Goshen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingle <4>
- Wheatland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Wheatland is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <4>
- Y-O Ranch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Westview Circle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westview Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Circle
- Westview Circle is located in Platte 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 Sunrise. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunrise.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sunrise. 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 Sunrise.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunrise. See our Newspapers Page for Sunrise.
Adding Sunrise to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sunrise 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 Sunrise was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sunrise post office opened in 1884.
We also found Sunrise on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Wyoming (1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunrise.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sunrise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Platte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunrise - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |