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Welcome to Sun ...

Sun is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sun, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Sun is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sun: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Sun ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Sun - they are located in Arizona, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sun ...

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

  • Forest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Morton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Newton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Raleigh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Polkville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Polkville is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Louin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Louin is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Montrose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Montrose is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Sylvarena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sun ...

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

Adding Sun to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sun 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 (so far) for Sun was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sun post office opened in 1902. The Sun post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sun.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sun - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Sun area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Sun area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/