Welcome to Sunshine ...
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.
Sunshine would have been located within present day Howard County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sunshine is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Sunshine was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Sunshine was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Sunshine ...
While we believe that this Sunshine is located in Howard County, we know of another 2 Arkansas communities named Sunshine. Those communities are located in the following counties: Ashley and Garland 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.
- De Queen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murfreesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dierks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Ben Lomond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Bayou
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
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.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunshine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Sunshine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Sunshine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |