Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rising Sun had a population of 384 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rising Sun had a population of 2,784 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Sylmar
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Colora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colora
- Colora is located in Cecil County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colora <3>
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Cecil County
- Principio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Nottingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nottingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Nottingham is located in Chester County (PA)
- Freemont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Liberty Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Calvert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Calvert is located in Cecil County
- Chrome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Kirks Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirks Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Glen Roy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Conowingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo
- Conowingo is located in Cecil County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conowingo <3>
- Rowlandsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowlandsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Theodore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
- Theodore is located in Cecil County
- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Zion is located in Cecil County
- Barnsley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Wrightsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsdale
- Wrightsdale is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Rock Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Rock Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Port Deposit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Deposit
- Port Deposit is located in Cecil County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Deposit <3>
- Lombard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Little Britain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Tweedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |