Rising Sun

Rising Sun is an unincorporated community in Pope County, Illinois, United States. Rising Sun is 6 miles northwest of Golconda.

Type: Hamlet
Description: unincorporated community in Illinois
Also known as: “Rising Sun, IL”, “Rising Sun, Pope County, Illinois”, and “Risingsun”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brownfield and Allens Spring.

Hamlet

Brownfield is an unincorporated community in Pope County, Illinois, United States. Brownfield is 7 miles west-southwest of Golconda. Brownfield once had a post office, which closed on July 27, 1991. Brownfield is situated 4½ miles south of Rising Sun.

Hamlet

Allens Spring is an unincorporated community in Pope County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. Allens Spring is situated 5 miles southwest of Rising Sun.

Hamlet

Dixon Springs is an unincorporated community in Pope County, Illinois, United States. Dixon Springs is 10 miles west of Golconda. Dixon Springs is situated 5 miles west of Rising Sun.

Latitude

37.40695° or 37° 24′ 25″ north

Longitude

-88.57851° or 88° 34′ 43″ west

Elevation

640 feet (195 metres)

Open location code

869HCC4C+QH

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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