Welcome to Sonny ...

Sonny is located in Hood River County<1>.

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

Sonny is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sonny lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Sonny: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities near Sonny ...

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

• Hood River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood River
  • Hood River is located in Hood River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hood River <5>
• White Salmon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Salmon
  • White Salmon is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Salmon <5>
• Stevenson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
  • Stevenson is located in Skamania County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <5>
• Cascade Locks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Locks
  • Cascade Locks is located in Hood River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade Locks <5>
• North Bonneville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bonneville
  • North Bonneville is located in Skamania County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bonneville <5>
• Bingen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
  • Bingen is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingen <5>
• Mosier
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier
  • Mosier is located in Wasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosier <5>
• Underwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
  • Underwood is located in Skamania County (WA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Underwood <5>
• Odell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Hood River County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <5>
• Pine Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Hood River County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sonny ...

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

Adding Sonny to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sonny 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 Sonny was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sonny.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hood River County: www.co.hood-river.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/