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History · Sunrise Shores

Half of Sunrise Shores’ homes were built after 1986

Most of Sunrise Shores was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1949 on.

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What stands out about Sunrise Shores’ past

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The story so far

Sunrise Shores, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sunrise Shores yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Sunrise Shores is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Sunrise Shores had a population of 598. It is on the eastern side of the county, on the west shore of Lake Palestine, a reservoir on the Neches River. It is 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Texas State Highway 155 at Coffee City, and it is 24 miles (39 km) east of Athens.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Sunrise Shores on the map, 1949 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Sunrise Shores. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Sunrise Shores on the 1949 USGS mapSunrise Shores on the 1950 USGS mapSunrise Shores on the 1984 USGS map1949Frankston sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Sunrise Shores.

Famous people

Famous people close to Sunrise Shores

Nobody well known was born in Sunrise Shores itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Patrick MahomesAmerican football player · b. 1995
Margo MartindaleAmerican actress · b. 1951
Frank BeardAmerican drummer · b. 1949
Larry JohnsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1969
Dooley WilsonAmerican actor and musician · b. 1886
Robert TaylorAmerican sprint athlete · b. 1948

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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). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.