Welcome to Rising ...

Rising is located in Champaign County<1>.

The location of Rising has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rising, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Rising is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Rising (for example, toward State Line City (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Rising lies within the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Rising ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Rising - they are located in Massachusetts, North Dakota and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Rising ...

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

• Champaign
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champaign
  • Champaign is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champaign <4>
• Urbana
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
• Rantoul
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
  • Rantoul is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <4>
• Mahomet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
  • Mahomet is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <4>
• Savoy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
  • Savoy is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <4>
• Monticello
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Saint Joseph
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Tolono
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
  • Tolono is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <4>
• Fisher
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Fisher is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
• Farmer City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City
  • Farmer City is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmer City <4>

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rising.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rising. 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.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rising ...

Looking for more information about Rising? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rising.

Adding Rising to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rising in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rising was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rising post office opened in 1882.

We also found Rising in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rising.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rising. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov