Welcome to Rushing ...

Rushing is located in Stone County<1>.

The location of Rushing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rushing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Rushing is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rushing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Rushing: (870)

Communities Also Named Rushing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rushing - they are located in Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rushing.

Communities near Rushing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rushing.

• Mountain View
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <4>
• Clinton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Fairfield Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Bay
  • Fairfield Bay is located in Van Buren County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Bay <4>
• Greers Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Ferry
  • Greers Ferry is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greers Ferry <4>
• Leslie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Searcy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <4>
• Shirley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Shirley is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <4>
• Fifty-Six
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty-Six
  • Fifty-Six is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fifty-Six <4>
• Higden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higden
  • Higden is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higden <4>
• Fox
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Fox is located in Stone County
• Edgemont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
  • Edgemont is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rushing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rushing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rushing. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rushing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rushing. See our Newspapers Page for Rushing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rushing ...

Looking for more information about Rushing? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rushing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rushing.

Adding Rushing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rushing in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rushing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rushing post office opened in 1882.

We also found Rushing on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rushing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rushing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/