Welcome to Cushing ...
Cushing is located in Essex County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cushing, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Cushing is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Cushing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Cushing ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Cushing - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Quebec, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cushing.
Communities near Cushing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cushing.
- Lawrence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Haverhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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- Haverhill is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Methuen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methuen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Methuen is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Beverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- North Andover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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- Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
- Gloucester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
- Gloucester is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,539 people
- Danvers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
- Portsmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Newburyport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
- Newburyport is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 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 Cushing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cushing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cushing. 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 Cushing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cushing. See our Newspapers Page for Cushing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cushing ...
Looking for more information about Cushing? 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 Cushing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cushing.
Adding Cushing to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cushing 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 for Cushing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Cushing post office opened in 1894.
We also found Cushing on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cushing.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cushing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |