The story so far
Sunnyside, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sunnyside yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,303 to 1,472 (+13%).
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History · Sunnyside
Half of Sunnyside’s homes were built after 1982
Among the newest of U.S. towns. What drives it
Most of Sunnyside was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Below: maps from 1967 on and the census since 1980.
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
1famous people
Quick answers
About Sunnyside’s history
How historic is Sunnyside?
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What drives the grade ↓Among the newest of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
History grade
What drives Sunnyside’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Sunnyside is among the newest of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Sunnyside’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19400.0% of homes (±2.5) · typical GA town 3.8% · U.S. 8.4%D−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical GA town 10.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Among the newest
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Georgia towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Georgia town has 10.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Sunnyside’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (16% of Georgia towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±2.5 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Sunnyside’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Sunnyside’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sunnyside’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Be the first to add onePhotograph a print flat, in daylight, no flash.
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Sunnyside on the map, 1967 to 1978
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Sunnyside. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1967Waycross East sheet · 1:24,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Sunnyside.
People over time
Sunnyside, census by census
Between 1,303 and 1,658 people in every census since 1980.
5 censuses, 1980–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Sunnyside’s Wikipedia page.
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Sunnyside’s history
How does Sunnyside rank for history?
Sunnyside is among the newest of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Sunnyside?
0.0% of Sunnyside’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.5 points), against a typical 3.8% for a Georgia town; the median home was built in 1982.
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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.