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 occur.
Another variation: Risingsun.
- In past government published Postal Guides, Rising Sun was referred to as Rising Sun Courthouse.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Ohio County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ohio County: Dearborn, Ripley, Switzerland & Boone (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:
- Ohio 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.
- Hartford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Ohio County
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- Bear Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch is located in Ohio County
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- Dearborn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greendale is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
- Dillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hidden Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hidden Valley is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
- Kyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle is located in Dearborn County
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- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Dearborn County
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- Guilford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Moores Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bright
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in Dearborn County
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- Yorkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Logan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- New Trenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Trenton is located in Franklin County
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- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
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- South Gate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Gate is located in Franklin County
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- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Youngs Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Youngs Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corner
- Oak Tree Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Tree Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Crossroads
- Scipio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Franklin County
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- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Canaan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Brooksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Manville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Bryantsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Parke County
- Stumptown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stumptown is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Friendship
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
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- Pierceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County
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- Stumpke Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stumpke Corner is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpke Corner
- Versailles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Delaware
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
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- Sunman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
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- Penntown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Penntown is located in Ripley County
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- Osgood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morris is located in Ripley County
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- Otter Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
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- Switzerland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Switzerland County
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- Searcy Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Searcy Crossroads is located in Switzerland County
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- Patriot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Enterprise is located in Switzerland County
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- Allensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Switzerland County
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- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bennington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
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- Mount Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County
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- Avonburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
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- Vevay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
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- Moorefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
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- Lamb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lamb is located in Switzerland County
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- Boone County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Rabbit Hash
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rabbit Hash is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hash
- Former name for Rabbit Hash:
- Carlton
- Belleview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Boone County (KY)
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- McVille
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Boone County (KY)
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- Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Boone County (KY)
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- Hueys Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hueys Corners is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueys Corners
- Big Bone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bone is located in Boone County (KY)
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- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakbrook is located in Boone County (KY)
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- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Idlewild
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Idlewild is located in Boone County (KY)
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- Beaverlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverlick is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlick
- Bullittsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bullittsville is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullittsville
- Campbell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Wilder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Highland Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bellevue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Crestview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crestview is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Fort Thomas
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Claryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Claryville is located in Campbell County (KY)
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- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grants Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grants Lick is located in Campbell County (KY)
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- Carroll County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Ghent
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carson is located in Carroll County (KY)
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- Sanders
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Easterday
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Easterday is located in Carroll County (KY)
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- Carrollton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Langstaff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Langstaff is located in Carroll County (KY)
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- English
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- English is located in Carroll County (KY)
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- Prestonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prestonville is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Worthville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Worthville is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Locust
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
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- Gallatin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Warsaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ryle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ryle is located in Gallatin County (KY)
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- Glencoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grant County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Zion Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Station is located in Grant County (KY)
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- Elliston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elliston is located in Grant County (KY)
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- Crittenden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Grant County (KY)
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- Mount Zion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Grant County (KY)
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- Flingsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flingsville is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flingsville
- Sherman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Jonesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jonesville is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Dry Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Williamstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heekin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heekin is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heekin
- Cherry Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Henry County (KY)
- Port Royal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Royal is located in Henry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Jefferson County (KY)
- Portland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Kenton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Elsmere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elsmere is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,646 people
- Erlanger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edgewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Villa Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crestview Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeside Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nicholson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nicholson is located in Kenton County (KY)
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- Crescent Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Park is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Crescent Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bracht
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bracht is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracht
- Bromley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bromley is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Fort Mitchell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Owen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Eagle Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eagle Hill is located in Owen County (KY)
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- Poplar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Owen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Bromley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bromley is located in Owen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- New Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Liberty is located in Owen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Wheatley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wheatley is located in Owen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley
- Long Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Long Ridge is located in Owen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Cull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cull is located in Owen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cull
- Needmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Owen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Hensley Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hensley Ford is located in Owen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Ford
- Holiday Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Holiday Ford is located in Owen County (KY)
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- Sweet Owen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sweet Owen is located in Owen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Owen
- Moxley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moxley is located in Owen County (KY)
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- Owenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pendleton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Gardnersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gardnersville is located in Pendleton County (KY)
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- DeMossville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- DeMossville is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMossville
- Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Caldwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Caldwell is located in Pendleton County (KY)
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- Portland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Butler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doughton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doughton is located in Pendleton County (KY)
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- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Goforth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goforth is located in Pendleton County (KY)
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- Locust Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Meridian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boston is located in Pendleton County (KY)
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- Butler County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Alert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alert is located in Butler County (OH)
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- Shandon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Okeana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles is located in Butler County (OH)
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- Scipio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Symmes Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Symmes Corner is located in Butler County (OH)
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- Clermont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Cherry Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove is located in Clermont County (OH)
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- New Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- North Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Addyston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Addyston is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addyston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
- Sekitan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sekitan is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sekitan
- Cleves
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cotillion Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cotillion Village is located in Hamilton County (OH)
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- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Hamilton County (OH)
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- Hooven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Delhi Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi Hills is located in Hamilton County (OH)
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- Delhi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi is located in Hamilton County (OH)
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- Miami Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miami Heights is located in Hamilton County (OH)
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- Covedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Covedale is located in Hamilton County (OH)
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- Grandview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grandview is located in Hamilton County (OH)
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- Blue Jay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blue Jay is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Jay
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.
- Cedar Hedge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Craig Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pearson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- LaGrange Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Belleview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kirtley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Craig Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (538 more) ...
- Ryle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ryle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ryle Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the west of Union (KY).
- The Ryle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ryle - Stephens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75852 <3>
- Old Ryle Homeplace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ryle Homeplace Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Ryle Homeplace Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the west of Union (KY).
- The Old Ryle Homeplace Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ryle - Neal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2546549 <3>
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rising Sun had a population of 1,689 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Rising Sun had a population of 2,131 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Rabbit Hash
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rabbit Hash is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hash
- Former name for Rabbit Hash:
- Carlton
- Norths Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Norths Landing is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norths Landing
- Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Hartford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Quercus Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quercus Grove is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quercus Grove
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Big Bone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bone is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bone
- Cochran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Blue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blue is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Patriot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- East Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Enterprise is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Enterprise
- Beaverlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverlick is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlick
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 the Vicinity of 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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rising Sun.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rising Sun. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rising Sun and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rising Sun.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> of Rising Sun.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Indiana
- Pages specific to Ohio County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dearborn County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Parke County
- Ripley County
- Switzerland County
- Boone County
- Campbell County
- Carroll County
- Gallatin County
- Grant County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Kenton County
- Owen County
- Pendleton County
- Butler County
- Clermont County
- Hamilton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |