Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Rising Sun (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Rising Sun. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Rising Sun ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
Another variation: Risingsun.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Rising Sun is located in Pope County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pope County: Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Saline, Williamson & Livingston (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Rising Sun. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rising Sun:
- Pope County (The home county of Rising Sun)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Glendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Golconda
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
- Golconda is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <2>
- Dixon Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Eddyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Eddyville is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <2>
- Leisure City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - McCormick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Bay City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Herod
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
- Herod is located in Pope County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herod <2>
- Hamletsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamletsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamletsburg
- Hamletsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamletsburg <2>
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Equality
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Equality is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Equality <2>
- Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Junction is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction <2>
- Shawneetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawneetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawneetown <2>
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Shetlerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shetlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Rosiclare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosiclare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiclare
- Rosiclare is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosiclare <2>
- Elizabethtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <2>
- Karbers Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karbers Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karbers Ridge
- Karbers Ridge is located in Hardin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karbers Ridge <2>
- Rock Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Cave-In-Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave-In-Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Saline Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Reevesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reevesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Grantsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Grantsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsburg <2>
- Simpson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Simpson is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <2>
- Wartrace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Ozark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Ozark is located in Johnson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <2>
- Reynoldsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- New Burnside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burnside
- New Burnside is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Burnside <2>
- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Vienna is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <2>
- Belknap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belknap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Belknap is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belknap <2>
- Egyptian Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Deer Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Buncombe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buncombe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncombe
- Buncombe is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buncombe <2>
- Eagle Point Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Massac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Big Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Brookport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
- Brookport is located in Massac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <2>
- Shady Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Massac City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massac City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Metropolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
- Metropolis is located in Massac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metropolis <2>
- Joppa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Joppa is located in Massac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <2>
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Karnak
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak
- Karnak is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnak <2>
- Grand Chain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Chain
- Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Chain <2>
- New Grand Chain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Perks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perks
- Perks is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perks <2>
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Mitchellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Stonefort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonefort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonefort
- Stonefort is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonefort <2>
- Carrier Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <2>
- Ledford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Buena Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Gaskins City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaskins City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Harrisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <2>
- Muddy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy
- Muddy is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muddy <2>
- Cottage Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Wasson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Eldorado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <2>
- Raleigh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Raleigh is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <2>
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Lick Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Creal Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs
- Creal Springs is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creal Springs <2>
- Lake Crest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Hartford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
- Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Pittsburg is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <2>
- Corinth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ballard County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Bandana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Kevil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kevil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevil
- Kevil is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevil <2>
- Ceredo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Crittenden County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Tolu
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
- Dycusburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Crayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Livingston County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Carrsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Lola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Burna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
- Smithland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Smithland is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithland <2>
- Tiline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Ledbetter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Ledbetter is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <2>
- Marshall County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Calvert City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <2>
- Sharpe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Gilbertsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
- Gilbertsville is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <2>
- McCracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Paducah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
- Paducah is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <2>
- Ragland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - West Paducah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Paducah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Paducah
- West Paducah is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Paducah <2>
- Hendron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Oakdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Lone Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Cimota City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimota City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Future City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Future City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- West Future City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Future City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Reidland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Reidland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Camelia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Camelia is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Krebs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Krebs is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Union County (KY)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rising Sun, see our County-by-County Page for Rising Sun.
Newspapers Published in Rising Sun ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rising Sun.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rising Sun, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rising Sun.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rising Sun:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Illinois State Archives
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gallatin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hardin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Massac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
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Cemeteries Near Rising Sun ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rising Sun.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rising Sun covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
- Waltersburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waltersburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waltersburg Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Dixon Springs.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967023 <4>
- Fields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fields Cemetery
- Kool Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kool Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kool Cemetery
- Densch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Densch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Densch Cemetery
- Shedville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shedville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shedville Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palestine Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Austin Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Austin Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Dixon Springs.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2569196 <4>
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Liberty Cemetery
- Whiteside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whiteside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiteside Cemetery
- Continue List (506 more) ...
- Hodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106184 <4>
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
While we didn't find Rising Sun in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rising Sun.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Waltersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersburg
- Waltersburg is located in Pope County
- Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Raum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Allens Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allens Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Spring
- Allens Spring is located in Pope County
- Golconda
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
- Golconda is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <2>
- Glendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Eddyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Eddyville is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <2>
- Temple Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Temple Hill is located in Pope County
- Tansill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Lusk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Reevesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reevesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Rosebud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shetlerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shetlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Grantsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Grantsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsburg <2>
- Big Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shetlerville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rising Sun. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rising Sun.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rising Sun. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rising Sun) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rising Sun. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4070, Longitude: -88.5781 In this case, the coordinates for Rising Sun have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |