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Welcome to Sunrise ...

Sunrise is located in Bath County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunrise, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Sunrise is 2,010 feet [613 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sunrise: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Sunrise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Sunrise - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida (3), Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Sunrise ...

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

  • Marlinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Monterey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Frost
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Frost is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Bolar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bolar is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
  • Buckeye ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Buckeye is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Mountain Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
  • Burnsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Burnsville is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Cowardin ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cowardin is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
  • Warm Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Huntersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunrise ...

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

Adding Sunrise to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sunrise 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 (so far) for Sunrise was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunrise.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunrise - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Sunrise area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Sunrise 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.