The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Sunburst has its origins as a farming community and later saw significant population growth after oil development occurred in the 1920s. A refinery was built in 1922 with the discovery of oil in the Kevin Sunburst Oil Field. Since oil development in the area ceased in the 1970s, Sunburst has once again become a primarily agricultural town. The local high school gives homage to its past, as its students are known as the Sunburst Refiners. Its name comes from what is considered a dramatic sunrise that occurs when the sun comes over the Sweetgrass Hills and illuminates the local fields.
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Start Sunburst’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sunburst’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Sunburst is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Sunburst has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is US Customs Building in Sweet Grass, 9 miles away.
Sunburst and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.