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Nearest Communities to Rising Sun,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Rising Sun, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Rising Sun:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Rising Sun.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Rising Sun is located in Crawford County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Allamakee (IA), Clayton (IA), Grant, Richland & Vernon.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 154 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rising Sun. Of these communities, 125 are located in counties other than Crawford County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Rising Sun (which is Crawford County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Rising Sun

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Crawford County   (where Rising Sun resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.crawfordcountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Prairie du Chien
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rising Sun   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rising Sun.
      • Towerville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Fairview
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Fairview is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Reed
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Reed is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Pine Knob
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Pine Knob is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
      • Freeman
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Freeman is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • 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
      • Gays Mills
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 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
      • 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)
      • Montgomeryville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Montgomeryville is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomeryville
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        • Petersburg
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • De Soto
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • 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
        • Rolling Ground
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Rolling Ground is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ground
        • Barnum
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Barnum is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
        • Mount Zion
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Mount Zion is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
        • Eastman
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Eastman is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
        • Steuben
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Plugtown
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Plugtown is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plugtown
        • Harmony Hill
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Harmony Hill is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
        • Charme
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Charme is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
        • Easter Rock
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Easter Rock is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Rock
        • Boydtown
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Wauzeka
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
        • White Corners
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • White Corners is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Corners
        • Prairie du Chien
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Bridgeport
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Grant County
    • County Website:   http://www.co.grant.wi.gov/
    • County Seat for Grant:   Lancaster
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rising Sun   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rising Sun.
      • Woodman
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Woodman is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Boscobel
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Boscobel is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
      • Blue River
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Blue River is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Millville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Hickory Grove
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Hickory Grove is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Homer
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Homer is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Werley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Werley is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
      • Muscoda
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Muscoda is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
  • La Crosse County
  • Monroe County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.monroe.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Monroe:   Sparta
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rising Sun   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rising Sun.
      • Cashton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Cashton is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
      • Portland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Portland is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Melvina
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Oil City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Oil City is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Saint Marys
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Saint Marys is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Richland County
    • County Website:   https://co.richland.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Richland:   Richland Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rising Sun   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rising Sun.
      • Viola
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jimtown
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jimtown is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
      • Sylvan
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Sylvan is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
      • Bosstown
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Bosstown is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosstown
      • Tunnelville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Tunnelville is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
      • Tavera
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Tavera is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavera
      • Five Points
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Five Points is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Sabin
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Mill Creek ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Mill Creek is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Excelsior
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Excelsior is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
      • Wild Rose
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Wild Rose is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
      • Westport
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Westport is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
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        • Boaz
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Sand Prairie
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Sand Prairie is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Prairie
        • McGrew ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • McGrew is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrew
        • West Lima
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • West Lima is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lima
        • Byrds Creek
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Byrds Creek is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds Creek
        • Port Andrew
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Port Andrew is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Andrew
        • Ashford ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Ashford is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
        • Bloom City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Gillingham
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Basswood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Basswood is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
        • Woodstock
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Yuba
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Yuba is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
        • Henrietta ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Henrietta is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
        • Balmoral
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Buck Creek
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Buck Creek is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
        • Richland Center
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Rockbridge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Rockbridge is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
        • Hub City
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Hub City is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
        • Orion
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Orion is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
  • Vernon County
    • County Website:   https://www.vernoncountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Vernon:   Viroqua
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rising Sun   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rising Sun.
      • Fargo
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Retreat
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Purdy
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bud
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Bud is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
      • Readstown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Readstown is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
        • 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
      • Newton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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        • 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
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
        • 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
        • Esofea
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Esofea is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esofea
        • Avalanche
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Avalanche is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalanche
        • Westby
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Bloomingdale
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Bloomingdale is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
        • Genoa
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Chaseburg
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Coon Valley
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • La Farge
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Newry
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Stoddard
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Rockton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Rockton is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
        • Pleasant Valley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Pleasant Valley is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
        • Valley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Valley is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
        • Ontario
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Ontario is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
        • Greenwood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Greenwood is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
        • White City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • White City is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
        • Dilly
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Dilly is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilly
  • Allamakee County
    • County Website:   https://allamakeecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Allamakee:   Waukon (IA)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rising Sun   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rising Sun.
      • Lansing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Lansing is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
      • Village Creek
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Village Creek is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
      • Harpers Ferry
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Thompson Corner
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Thompson Corner is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Corner
      • New Albin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Eldergrove
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Eldergrove is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldergrove
      • Lyndale
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Lyndale is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndale
      • Dalby
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Church
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Church is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church
      • Elon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Waukon Junction
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Egan
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Egan is located in Allamakee County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
        • Maud
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Maud is located in Allamakee County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
        • Lycurgus
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Yellow River
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Yellow River is located in Allamakee County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
        • Ion
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Rossville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Sixteen
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Sixteen is located in Allamakee County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen
        • Dorchester
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Waukon
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Volney
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Hanover
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Hanover is located in Allamakee County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Clayton County
  • Houston County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rising Sun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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