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Introduction ...
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.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Sunrise (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sunrise. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Sunrise is historic, it would have been located within present day White County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of White County: Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Sunrise. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunrise:
- White County (The home county of Sunrise)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Floyd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- El Paso
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Romance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beebe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- McRae
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Garner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Bud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Searcy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Higginson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Walker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Letona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Griffithville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Yuba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Quitman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Rainbow Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Heber Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <2>
- Miller ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Wilburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Tumbling Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Greers Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Higden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Enola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Vilonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Otto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Beryl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Enders
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Hamlet
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Guy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Greenbrier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Preston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Conway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Ward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cabot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Parnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Lonoke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sisemore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Carlisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McCreanor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Hickory Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Des Arc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Jacksonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gravel Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Sherwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McAlmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Booker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Marche
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Rose City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose City is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Maumelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Little Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Gravesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Damascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Bee Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunrise, see our County-by-County Page for Sunrise.
Cemeteries Near Sunrise ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunrise.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sunrise - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunrise covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Hammons Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Massey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blasingame Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grizzard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Quattlebaum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Apple Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Adkisson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sixteenth Section Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Weir Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hawthicket Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cleburne County Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Sunrise itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunrise, with the one closest to Sunrise listed first.
- Floyd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- El Paso
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Romance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Beebe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Ward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McRae
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Turnip ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Turnip is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip
- Garner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Enola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Vilonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cabot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunrise. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunrise.
Newspapers Published in Sunrise ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunrise.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunrise, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunrise.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sunrise:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Lonoke County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- Van Buren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunrise) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |