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Welcome to Rust ...

Rust is located in Franklin County<1>.

Rust is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rust: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Rust ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Rust - they are located in Kansas and Michigan (2).

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

Communities near Rust ...

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

  • Herrin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Herrin is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <4>
  • West Frankfort
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Benton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Johnston City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • McLeansboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Christopher
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ina is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <4>
  • Sesser
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Zeigler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Galatia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rust ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rust - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Rust area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Rust area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.