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==History== The first Sunol post office opened in 1871 and the name was changed to Sunolglen the same year.<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|710}}</ref> The name reverted to Sunol in 1920.<ref name=CGN /> The town's name is in honor of Antonio Suñol, first postmaster in nearby San Jose and part owner of the historical [[Rancho Valle de San Jose (Bernal)|Rancho Valle de San Jose]] land grant that once contained the site of the town.<ref name=CGN /> [[Thomas Foxwell Bachelder]] had large farm in Sunol and sold land in 1884 that founded much of the town.<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/39955e7b-666b-4bdd-bd34-bf2bd28d3c31 National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Thomas Foxwell Bachelder Barn, ''npgallery.nps.gov'']</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marieantoinetteinteriors.com/blog-clone-1674966682156/2022/3/help-here-comes-the-sun-do-do-do|title=Help! Here Comes the Sun!|website=Marie Antoinette Interiors}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2006/02/23/recognized-on-historic-register/|title=Recognized on Historic Register|date=February 23, 2006}}</ref>
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