Welcome to Sun Valley ...

Sun Valley is located in Putnam County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sun Valley: Sun Vly. (or less commonly used: Sun Vally. or Sun Vlly.)

Sun Valley is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Sun Valley (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Sun Valley: 931

Communities Also Named Sun Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Sun Valley - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), British Columbia, California, Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Maryland (2), Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas (4), Virginia (2) and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Sun Valley ...

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

• Columbus Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
• Sparta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Sparta is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
• Lafayette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
• Algood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Algood is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <3>
• Livingston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <3>
• Monterey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Monterey is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <3>
• White Plains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • White Plains is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
• Pekin ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pekin is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
• Baxter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Baxter is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
• Dodson Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 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 Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sun Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sun Valley ...

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