Sunrise Township is located in east-central Chisago County, with its northeast border following the St. Croix River, which is also the state line between Minnesota and Wisconsin.That same year, Brown and Patten built a road to St. Paul with the help of Henry L. Ingalls and his wife, Lavina.His efforts resulted in the establishment of a congregation that remains to the present day as Sunrise Bible Church.Brown platted the original town site of Sunrise City, comprising approximately 65 acres (260,000 m2), on June 6, 1856.In 1857, a large colony of settlers from western New York state came to Sunrise and began establishing farms, homes, and businesses.They included the Collins, Deming, Gwynne, Smith, Starkweather, Wilcox, Wilkes, and Wolleat families.