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Welcome to Rusk ...

Rusk is located in Pocahontas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rusk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Rusk is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rusk: 712

Communities Also Named Rusk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Rusk - they are located in Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rusk ...

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

  • Rockwell City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pocahontas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Manson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Newell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <3>
  • Albert City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pomeroy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fonda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <3>
  • Rolfe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rolfe is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolfe <3>
  • Gilmore City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rusk ...

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

Adding Rusk to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Rusk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rusk post office opened in 1894. The Rusk post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rusk.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Pocahontas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rusk - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/