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Welcome to Sunshine ...

Sunshine is located

Sunshine is located in Hamilton County<1>.

Sunshine is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sunshine: 254

Communities Also Named Sunshine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Sunshine: This one is located in Hamilton County and the other is located in El Paso County.

Beyond Texas, there are 45 communities that are also named Sunshine - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Mexico (3), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah (2), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Sunshine ...

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

  • Dublin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamilton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hico is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <3>
  • Gustine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Iredell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Cranfills Gap
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Carlton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilson is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Agee ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Agee is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
  • Clairette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Clairette is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairette

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunshine ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunshine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.