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 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rising Sun, with the one closest to Rising Sun listed first.
- Fargo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Towerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Liberty Pole
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Folsom is located in Vernon County
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- Retreat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Ferryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Purdy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Soldiers Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Seneca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Seneca is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Bell Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Readstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Viroqua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Red Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Red Mound is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mound
- Springville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Springville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- De Soto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Clayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Clayton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clayton
- Sugar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Ross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Vernon County
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- Romance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Romance is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Victory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Victory is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Esofea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Esofea is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esofea
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. |
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