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Welcome to Rushville ...

Rushville is located in Jasper County<1>.

Rushville is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Rushville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Rushville - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rushville ...

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

  • Marshalltown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Newton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grinnell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Colfax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Monroe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Baxter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Le Grand
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sully
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Melbourne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Rushville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rushville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rushville. 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 Rushville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rushville ...

Looking for more information about Rushville? 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 Rushville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rushville.

Adding Rushville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rushville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

We originally found mention of Rushville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rushville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rushville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.