Sunnyside, Arizona | |
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  Sunnyside Location within the state of Arizona Show map of Arizona Sunnyside Sunnyside (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates:31°26′02″N110°24′18″W / 31.43389°N 110.40500°W /31.43389; -110.40500 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Cochise |
| Elevation | 5,814 ft (1,772 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 520 |
| FIPS code | 04-70575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 34962 |
Sunnyside is apopulated place situated in the far west ofCochise County,Arizona, United States, located just north of the international border withMexico.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 5,814 feet (1,772 m) above sea level.[1]
Sunnyside was founded as a religious commune by Samuel Donnelly. Donnelly also co-founded the Copper Glance Mine. Donnelly's followers were known as Donnellites, a term Donnelly himself disliked. In 1900, Donnelly became sick withBright's disease and died on April 14, 1901. By 1903, nearly everyone had left Sunnyside. Around 1912, the camp was revived as a ranching community.[3]
Sunnyside's population in 1940 was 2 residents.[4]
Although designated officially as a 'populated place', there are no inhabitants, and Sunnyside is known locally as aghost town.[5]
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