Welcome to Sunbright ...

Sunbright is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunbright, you might consider that their post office opened in 1953.

Sunbright is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sunbright lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sunbright: 276

Communities Also Named Sunbright ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sunbright - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Sunbright ...

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

• Kingsport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <3>
• Bloomingdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
• Church Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Church Hill is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <3>
• Mount Carmel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <3>
• Big Stone Gap
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <3>
• Waycross
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
• Norton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Norton is located in Norton City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <3>
• Wise
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Wise is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <3>
• Blair Gap
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
• Gate City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gate City is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gate City <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunbright ...

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

Adding Sunbright to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sunbright 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 (so far) for Sunbright was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunbright.