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Welcome to Rising Sun ...

Rising Sun is located in White County<1>.

Rising Sun is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rising Sun lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Rising Sun: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Rising Sun ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Rising Sun: This one is located in White County and the other is located in Pope County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 12 communities that are also named Rising Sun - they are located in Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Montana, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rising Sun.

Communities near Rising Sun ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rising Sun.

  • Mount Vernon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Carmi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Grayville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Norris City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Poseyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  • New Harmony
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridgway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Enfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rising Sun. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rising Sun.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rising Sun. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rising Sun.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rising Sun. See our Newspapers Page for Rising Sun.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rising Sun ...

Looking for more information about Rising Sun? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rising Sun, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rising Sun.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rising Sun - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Rising Sun area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Rising Sun area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.