Welcome to Sunlight ...
So far, we found very little information about Sunlight. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sunlight to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sunlight, please Contact Us.
Sunlight would have been located within present day Stewart County<2>.
The location of Sunlight has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunlight, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sunlight is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Sunlight was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Sunlight (for example, toward Clayton (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
If Sunlight still existed, it would have been in the (229) area code.
Communities Also Named Sunlight ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Sunlight - they are located in Alabama, Missouri, Montana, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunlight.
Communities near Sunlight ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sunlight.
- Eufaula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufaula
- Eufaula is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,621 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eufaula <5>
- Cuthbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
- Cuthbert is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuthbert <5>
- Wades
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Stewart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
- Lumpkin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Lumpkin is located in Stewart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumpkin <5>
- Brooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Stewart County
- Omaha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Omaha is located in Stewart County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <5>
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 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 Sunlight. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunlight.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sunlight. 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 Sunlight.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunlight. See our Newspapers Page for Sunlight.
Adding Sunlight to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sunlight in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sunlight was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sunlight post office opened in 1896.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunlight.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 Sunlight, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Stewart, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunlight - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |