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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.

Another variation: Risingsun.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rising Sun. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rising Sun.

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 White County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of White County: Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, Wayne, Gibson (IN) & Posey (IN).

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:

  • White 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.
    • Maunie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Emma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Herald
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Phillipstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Phillipstown is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Carmi
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Roland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Roland is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Stokes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Stokes is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
    • Calvin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Calvin is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
    • Norris City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Grayville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Enfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Edwards County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
    • Ellery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Red Top
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Red Top is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
    • Albion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Browns
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bone Gap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Gallatin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
    • New Haven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Inman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Inman is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
    • Omaha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Elba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Elba is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Old Shawneetown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Shawneetown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawler is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
    • Bowlesville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
    • Equality
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
    • Bungay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Bungay is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
    • Broughton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jefferson City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
    • Dale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • McLeansboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Diamond City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
    • Walpole
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Walpole is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
  • Hardin County
    • Saline Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Saline Landing is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
    • Texas City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Texas City is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
    • Red Bud ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Bud is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
    • Saline City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Saline City is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
    • Eldorado
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottage Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
    • Wasson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wasson is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
    • Raleigh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Branch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Long Branch is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Wabash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
    • Keensburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bellmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
    • Golden Gate
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Barnhill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gibson County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
    • Mounts
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Mounts is located in Gibson County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
    • Owensville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Haubstadt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Warrenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Warrenton is located in Gibson County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Posey County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
    • Savah
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
    • Solitude
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
    • Hovey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
    • Mount Vernon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bufkin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
    • Springfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Oliver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
    • New Harmony
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Caborn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Caborn is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
    • Hepburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hepburn is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
    • Wadesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Blairsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Blairsville is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
  • Vanderburgh County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
    • Kasson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
    • Martin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Martin is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Armstrong
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Cypress
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
    • Vaughan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
    • Highland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Highland is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Darmstadt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
    • Evansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Evansville is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118,407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <1>
    • Inglefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • McCutchanville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
    • Melody Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
    • Stacer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
  • Henderson County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
    • Smith Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
    • White City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Corydon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Corydon is located in Henderson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <1>
    • Henderson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Henderson is located in Henderson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,974 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <1>
    • Dixie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixie is located in Henderson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Union County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
    • Uniontown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Raleigh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
    • Chapman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
    • Hitesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
    • Morganfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Flournoy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
    • Breckinridge Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Breckinridge Center is located in Union County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
    • Waverly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Dekoven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rising Sun, see our County-by-County Page for Rising Sun.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Rising Sun - one of the links might be able to help.

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.

  • Marshall Ferry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Absher Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Alldredge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Alexander Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • French Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • McFadden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Seals Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Abshire Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Beech Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Williams Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Emma Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Emma Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Emma.
    • The Emma Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Concord Cemetery
    • Emma Concord Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #183142 <2>
  • Continue List   (324 more) ...

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.<3>

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.

  • Upton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Upton is located in Posey County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
  • Grafton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Grafton is located in Posey County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Emma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Elm Grove ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Elm Grove is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Erwin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Erwin is located in Posey County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Farmersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Farmersville is located in Posey County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Solitude
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
  • Herald
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hovey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
  • Mount Vernon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bufkin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Springfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Phillipstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Phillipstown is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Carmi
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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.

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 28 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 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. 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 first visit 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:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rising Sun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.