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Welcome to Sunflower ...

Sunflower is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunflower, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Sunflower is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Sunflower: 251

The ZIP code for Sunflower: 36581<3>

Communities Also Named Sunflower ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Sunflower - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas (3), Mississippi (2), Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Utah, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sunflower ...

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

  • Jackson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Vernon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Chatom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • McIntosh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <4>
  • Wagarville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hawthorn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawthorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
    • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hawthorn
    • From Sunflower to Hawthorn
  • Prestwick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prestwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
    • Prestwick is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Prestwick
    • From Sunflower to Prestwick
  • Bassetts Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassetts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
    • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
  • Carson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Carson is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Carson
    • From Sunflower to Carson
  • Leroy
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Sunflower. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunflower.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunflower ...

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

Adding Sunflower to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Sunflower post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunflower.

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyalgov.com

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunflower - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Sunflower). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sunflower or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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>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.
<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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