Welcome to Rush Creek Valley ...

Rush Creek Valley is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Rush Creek Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rush Creek Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for Rush Creek Valley: Rush Crk. Vly. (or less commonly used: Rush Ck. Vly. or Rush Cr. Vly.)

Rush Creek Valley is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rush Creek Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Rush Creek Valley (for example, toward Irvington (KY)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Rush Creek Valley is within the boundaries of the (812) area code.

Communities near Rush Creek Valley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rush Creek Valley.

• Salem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Mitchell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <4>
• Austin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Paoli
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
  • Paoli is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <4>
• Brownstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
  • Brownstown is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <4>
• Orleans
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Orleans is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <4>
• Crothersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crothersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crothersville
  • Crothersville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crothersville <4>
• New Pekin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
  • New Pekin is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
• Borden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
  • Borden is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borden <4>
• Medora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
  • Medora is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rush Creek Valley ...

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

Adding Rush Creek Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rush Creek Valley 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 Rush Creek Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rush Creek Valley post office opened in 1871.

We also found Rush Creek Valley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rush Creek Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyindiana.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov