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Welcome to Rising Sun ...The town of Rising Sun is located in Cecil County<1>. The location of Rising Sun 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 Sun, you might consider that their post office opened in 1802. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Rising Sun has a population of 2,788 people<3> (see below for details). Rising Sun is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Rising Sun lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Rising Sun: (410), (443)<5> and (667) The ZIP code for Rising Sun: 21911<6> Websites for Rising Sun ...Chamber of Commerce: www.cecilchamber.com/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rising Sun, the following might be of interest: Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rising Sun had an population of 2,788 people. This is an increase of 0.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 63.81% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Rising Sun had a population of 2,781 people. This makes Rising Sun the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Rising Sun represents 0.05% of the total population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 63rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,781 people, the population of Rising Sun increased 63.4% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,702 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Rising Sun. Communities Also Named Rising Sun ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Rising Sun: This one is located in Cecil County and the other is located in Carroll County. Beyond Maryland, there are 12 communities that are also named Rising Sun - they are located in Delaware, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, 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.
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. In addition to the Tourism page for Rising Sun, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rising Sun. Adding Rising Sun to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Rising Sun 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 Sun was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Rising Sun in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803). For more details, see References and Mentions for Rising Sun. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rising Sun. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/ The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/ Footnotes ...
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