| Official Name: | Rising Sun, Mississippi |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Rising Sun |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Leflore |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 125 |
| Coordinates: | 33.4586°N -90.2086°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 38954 |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 676672 |
Rising Sun is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi. Rising Sun is approximately 2miles south of Greenwood and 5miles 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.[1]
In 1900, the community had a population of 72.[2]
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, to the north.