Census Data for Rising Sun

As far as we can tell, Rising Sun has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Rising Sun, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Sidon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
  • Sidon is located in Leflore County
• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <2>
• Itta Bena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itta Bena
  • Itta Bena is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Itta Bena <2>
• Cruger
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
  • Cruger is located in Holmes County
• Morgan City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
  • Morgan City is located in Leflore County
• Schlater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
  • Schlater is located in Leflore County
• Carrollton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <2>
• Moorhead
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
  • Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
• North Carrollton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
  • North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
• Sunflower
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
  • Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
• Tchula
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
  • Tchula is located in Holmes County
• Doddsville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doddsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
  • Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
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  • Inverness
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Inverness is located in Sunflower County
  • Belzoni
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
    • Belzoni is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belzoni <2>
  • Glendora
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
    • Glendora is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendora <2>

Leflore County ...

Rising Sun is located in Leflore County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Leflore County.

Miscellaneous Information for Rising Sun ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Leflore County or the community of Rising Sun:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Rising Sun:
  • GNIS ID for Rising Sun: 676672
  • GNIS ID for Leflore County: 695765
  • GNIS ID for State of Mississippi: 1779790

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 28 (Mississippi)
  • County Code: 083 (Leflore County)
  • Place Code: 62640 (Rising Sun)
  • State & County Code: 28/083 (Mississippi / Leflore County)
  • State & Place Code: 28/62640 (Mississippi / Rising Sun)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Rising Sun is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page 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 State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)