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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sunshine. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sunshine to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sunshine, 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 Sunshine (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 Sunshine. 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 doctors 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 Sunshine is historic, it would have been located within present day Howard 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 Howard County: Hempstead, Little River, Pike, Polk & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Sunshine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunshine:
- Howard County (The home county of Sunshine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunshine, with the one closest to Sunshine listed first.
- Center Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Blue Bayou
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Dierks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Euclid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Mineral Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Range
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Galena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Tollette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Umpire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mineola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mineola is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Calhoun County
- Unco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunshine, with the one closest to Sunshine listed first.
- Doyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Tokio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Clow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Columbus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ozan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- McCaskill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- McNab
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Oakhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunshine, with the one closest to Sunshine listed first.
- Wilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yarborough Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Alleene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alleene is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Winthrop
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ashdown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cerrogordo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Ogden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Foreman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- Cox Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunshine, with the one closest to Sunshine listed first.
- Nathan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Grandfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grandfield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
- Newhope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newhope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
- Kimberley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Murfreesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Roy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Mount Moriah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Daisy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Langley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Billstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Pike City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunshine, with the one closest to Sunshine listed first.
- Grannis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grannis is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Wickes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunshine, with the one closest to Sunshine listed first.
- Lockesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Ben Lomond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paraloma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- De Queen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Norwoodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- Gillham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gillham is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Horatio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Process City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Process City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunshine, see our County-by-County Page for Sunshine.
Cemeteries Near Sunshine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunshine.
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 Sunshine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunshine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunshine, with the one closest to Sunshine listed first.
- Sunshine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Carmen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wynn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coulter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Potts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Clanson Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holly Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we didn't find Sunshine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunshine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunshine, with the one closest to Sunshine listed first.
- Center Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Perkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Perkins is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Euclid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Muddy Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Fork is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Fork
- Lockesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Nashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nathan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Ben Lomond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Compton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Compton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Brownstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Buck Range
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Doyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Newhope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newhope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunshine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunshine.
Newspapers Published in Sunshine ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunshine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunshine, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunshine.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Sunshine:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Hempstead County
- Little River County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Polk County
- Sevier 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 Sunshine, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunshine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |