Welcome to Rising City ...

The village of Rising City is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rising City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rising City has a population of 351 people<2> (see below for details).

Rising City is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Rising City: (402) & (531)<4>

The ZIP code for Rising City: 68658<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rising City had an population of 351 people. This is a decrease of 6.15% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.07% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rising City had a population of 374 people. This makes Rising City the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Rising City represents 0.02% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 231st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 374 people, the population of Rising City decreased 3.11% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 386 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rising City.

Communities near Rising City ...

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

• Columbus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <6>
• David City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David City
  • David City is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for David City <6>
• Stromsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stromsburg
  • Stromsburg is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stromsburg <6>
• Osceola
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <6>
• Shelby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <6>
• Bellwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <6>
• Duncan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <6>
• Brainard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
  • Brainard is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brainard <6>
• Staplehurst
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staplehurst
  • Staplehurst is located in Seward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staplehurst <6>
• Gresham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
  • Gresham is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rising City ...

Looking for more information about Rising City? 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 City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rising City.

Adding Rising City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rising City 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 City was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

We also found Rising City mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rising City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/