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Welcome to Suntex ...

Suntex is located in Harney County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Suntex, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Suntex is 4,300 feet [1,311 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Suntex is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Suntex: 541 & 458<3>

Communities near Suntex ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Suntex.

  • Riley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hines
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Indian Village
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Harney County
  • Burns
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Burns is located in Harney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Suntex. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Suntex.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Suntex ...

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

Adding Suntex to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Suntex post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Suntex.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Harney, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Suntex - 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Suntex area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Suntex 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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