Welcome to Sunny Hill ...

Sunny Hill is located in Henry County<1>.

The location of Sunny Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunny Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Sunny Hill is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sunny Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Sunny Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Sunny Hill: This one is located in Henry County and the other is located in Pike County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 7 communities that are also named Sunny Hill - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Louisiana and Washington.

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

Communities near Sunny Hill ...

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

• Davenport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <4>
• Moline
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
  • Moline is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <4>
• Rock Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <4>
• Bettendorf
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettendorf
  • Bettendorf is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bettendorf <4>
• East Moline
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
  • East Moline is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
• Silvis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
  • Silvis is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <4>
• Eldridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Eldridge is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldridge <4>
• Geneseo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Geneseo is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <4>
• Colona
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
  • Colona is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colona <4>
• Milan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunny Hill ...

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

Adding Sunny Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sunny Hill 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 Sunny Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sunny Hill post office opened in 1876.

We also found Sunny Hill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunny Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunny Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Henry County: www.henrycty.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov