Welcome to Sunrise ...

Sunrise is located in Plaquemines Parish<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Sunrise, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunrise, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Sunrise is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Sunrise: (504)

Communities Also Named Sunrise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Sunrise: This one is located in Plaquemines Parish and the other is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 41 communities that are also named Sunrise - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida (3), Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Sunrise ...

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

• Boothville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boothville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothville
  • Boothville is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boothville <5>
• Port Sulphur
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sulphur
  • Port Sulphur is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sulphur <5>
• Potash
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potash have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
  • Potash is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Venice
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venice have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
  • Venice is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venice <5>
• Happy Jack
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
  • Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Bohemia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
  • Bohemia is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Diamond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Pointe a la Hache
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pointe a la Hache have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe a la Hache
  • Pointe a la Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pointe a la Hache <5>
• Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
  • Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
• West Pointe A La Hache
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pointe A La Hache have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pointe A La Hache
  • West Pointe A La Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunrise ...

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

Adding Sunrise to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sunrise 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 Sunrise was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sunrise post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunrise.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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