Rising Sun, Wisconsin
Rising Sun, Wisconsin | |
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| Coordinates: 43°25′05″N 90°57′29″W / 43.41806°N 90.95806°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Crawford |
| Town | Utica |
| Elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1572342[1] |
Rising Sun is an unincorporated community in the town of Utica, in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States.[2]
History
[edit]"The village was named from the following incident: When Mr. Wilder first located there it had been raining for two weeks, and the sun had not made its appearance during all that time, but the next day, the sun made its appearance and from this the locality was named "Rising Sun."[3]
A post office was established in Rising Sun on March 14, 1856 with Truman H. Wilder as postmaster. It was located in the NW quarter of the SW quarter of Section 22, Township 11N, Range 5W. It was discontinued April 20, 1904, and patrons subsequently received mail from the post office at Ferryville.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rising Sun, Wisconsin
- ^ Rising Sun, Wisconsin
- ^ Butterfield, C. W. (1884). History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin. p. 739.
- ^ Kasparek, Donald E. "The Post Offices of Crawford County Wisconsin". Retrieved June 5, 2009.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
43°25′05″N 90°57′29″W / 43.41806°N 90.95806°W
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