Welcome to Sunland ...
Sunland is located in Wallace County<1>.
Sunland is 3,570 feet [1,088 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Sunland is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Sunland lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Sunland and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Sunland: 785
Communities Also Named Sunland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Sunland - they are located in California (3), Colorado and Florida.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunland.
Communities near Sunland ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Sunland.
- Sharon Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Springs
- Sharon Springs is located in Wallace County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Former name for Sharon Springs:
- Eagle Trail
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon Springs <3>
- Wallace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Wallace is located in Wallace County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <3>
- Weskan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weskan
- Weskan is located in Wallace County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weskan <3>
- Arapahoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
- Arapahoe is located in Cheyenne County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arapahoe <3>
- McAllaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McAllaster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllaster
- McAllaster is located in Logan County
- Cheyenne Wells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Wells
- Cheyenne Wells is located in Cheyenne County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne Wells <3>
- Horace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Tribune
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tribune have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
- Tribune is located in Greeley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tribune <3>
- Caruso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
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 Sunland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sunland. 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 Sunland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunland. See our Newspapers Page for Sunland.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunland ...
Looking for more information about Sunland? 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 Sunland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sunland.
Adding Sunland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sunland 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 Sunland was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
We also found Sunland mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Wallace, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunland - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |