Welcome to Sunbury ...
Sunbury is located in Livingston County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Sunbury, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunbury, you might consider that their post office opened in 1840.
Sunbury is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Sunbury lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Sunbury: (815) & (779)<4>
Communities Also Named Sunbury ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Sunbury - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, Iowa, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunbury.
Communities near Sunbury ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sunbury.
- Morris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Morris is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <6>
- Streator
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streator
- Streator is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streator <6>
- Pontiac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Pontiac is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <6>
- Braidwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braidwood
- Braidwood is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,148 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braidwood <6>
- Coal City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Coal City is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal City <6>
- Marseilles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Marseilles is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <6>
- Dwight
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Dwight is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <6>
- Diamond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Diamond is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <6>
- Seneca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <6>
- Gardner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <6>
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 Sunbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunbury.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sunbury. 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 Sunbury.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunbury. See our Newspapers Page for Sunbury.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunbury ...
Looking for more information about Sunbury? 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 Sunbury, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sunbury.
Adding Sunbury to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sunbury 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 Sunbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Sunbury post office opened in 1840.
We also found Sunbury in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunbury.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunbury. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunbury - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (779) is an overlay for area code (815). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |