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Welcome to Sunsweet ...

Sunsweet is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

Sunsweet is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sunsweet lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Sunsweet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sunsweet - they are located in Georgia and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Sunsweet ...

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

  • Riverside
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Fontana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
    • Fontana is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana <3>
  • Rancho Cucamonga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Corona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <3>
  • Pomona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <3>
  • Fullerton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • El Monte
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
    • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <3>
  • Jurupa Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
    • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
  • Rialto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
    • Rialto is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rialto <3>
  • West Covina
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 Sunsweet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunsweet.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunsweet ...

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

Adding Sunsweet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sunsweet 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 Sunsweet was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Sunsweet mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunsweet.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunsweet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.