Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rising Sun had a population of 8 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Lebanon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lebanon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Camden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Viola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frederica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bowers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Felton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pearsons Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pearsons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons Corner
- Leipsic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Hollandsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollandsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
- Brenford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brenford is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenford
- Kenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Slaughter is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Harrington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marydel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rising Sun, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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