Welcome to Sunshine ...

Sunshine is located in Ashley County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunshine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Sunshine is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sunshine lies within the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Sunshine ...

While we believe that this Sunshine is located in Ashley County, we know of another 2 Arkansas communities named Sunshine. Those communities are located in the following counties: Garland and Howard County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 45 communities that are also named Sunshine - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, British Columbia, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Mexico (3), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah (2), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Sunshine ...

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

• Hamburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Ashley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• Lake Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
  • Lake Village is located in Chicot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Village <4>
• Eudora
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
  • Eudora is located in Chicot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <4>
• Wilmot
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
  • Wilmot is located in Ashley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
• Portland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Ashley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• Kilbourne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
  • Kilbourne is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilbourne <4>
• Montrose
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Ashley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
• Parkdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
  • Parkdale is located in Ashley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkdale <4>
• Jerome
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Jerome is located in Drew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
• Jones
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Jones is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <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 Sunshine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunshine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunshine ...

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

Adding Sunshine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sunshine post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunshine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/