Welcome to Sunshine ...

Sunshine is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunshine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Sunshine is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sunshine lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Sunshine: (301) & (240)<4>

Websites for Sunshine ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sunshine, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Sunshine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Sunshine - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Mexico (3), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah (2), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Sunshine ...

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

• Rockville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Gaithersburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <5>
• College Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
• Laurel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Greenbelt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
• Hyattsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <5>
• Takoma Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <5>
• Mount Airy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
• Mount Rainier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rainier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rainier
  • Mount Rainier is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Rainier <5>
• Riverdale Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Park
  • Riverdale Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale Park <5>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunshine ...

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

Adding Sunshine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sunshine post office opened in 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunshine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/