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Welcome to Sunshine Camp ...

So far, we found very little information about Sunshine Camp. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sunshine Camp to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sunshine Camp, please Contact Us.


Sunshine Camp would have been located within present day White Pine County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sunshine Camp is 7,010 feet [2,137 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sunshine Camp is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Sunshine Camp was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Sunshine Camp was located: 775

Communities Also Named Sunshine Camp ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sunshine Camp - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Sunshine Camp ...

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

  • Ely
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ely is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,014 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <4>
  • Calumet ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Calumet is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
  • Baltimore Mill ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Baltimore Mill is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Mill
  • East Ely
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • McGill Junction ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • McGill Junction is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill Junction
  • Adverse ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Adverse is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adverse
  • McGill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • McGill is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
  • Steptoe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Steptoe is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steptoe
  • Illipah ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Illipah is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illipah
  • Taylor ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sunshine Camp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including White Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunshine Camp - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.