Rising Sun, Mississippi

Rising Sun, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Rising Sun is located in Mississippi
Rising Sun
Rising Sun
Rising Sun is located in the United States
Rising Sun
Rising Sun
Coordinates: 33°27′31″N 90°12′31″W / 33.45861°N 90.20861°W / 33.45861; -90.20861
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLeflore
Elevation
[1]
125 ft (38 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38954
Area code662
GNIS feature ID676672[1]

Rising Sun is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi. Rising Sun is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Greenwood and 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Sidon on U.S. Route 49E . Some citizens refer to the area north of Rising Sun near the Hwy 82 and Hwy 49E intersection in Greenwood as being Rising Sun but the area is known as Craigside.

It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.

Rising Sun is located on the Canadian National Railway. A post office operated under the name Rising Sun from 1887 to 1912.[2]

In 1900, the community had a population of 72.[3]

Transportation

Amtrak’s City of New Orleans, which operates between New Orleans and Chicago, passes through the town on CN tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Greenwood, 4 miles (6.4 km) to the north.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rising Sun, Mississippi
  2. ^ Howe, Tony. "Rising Sun, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 556.


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