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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Rush City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Rush City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Rush City is located in Chisago County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chisago County: Anoka, Isanti, Kanabec, Pine, Washington, Burnett (WI) & Polk (WI).

Below are the counties that are near Rush City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rush City:

  • Chisago County     (The home county of Rush City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush City, with the one closest to Rush City listed first.
    • Harris
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Branch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Branch is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Almelund
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stacy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Stacy is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stacy <1>
    • Center City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Chisago City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lindstrom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Shafer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyoming
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Taylors Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Franconia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Franconia is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
  • Anoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush City, with the one closest to Rush City listed first.
    • Linwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Linwood is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Coopers Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Coopers Corner is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Corner
    • Bethel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • East Bethel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Francis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • City of Columbus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • City of Columbus is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Columbus
      • Estimated population in 2015: 4,007 people
    • Cedar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Isanti County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush City, with the one closest to Rush City listed first.
    • Braham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Stanchfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Grandy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Minnesota Boys Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
    • Cambridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Elm Park is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
    • Weber
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Weber is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
    • Isanti
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dalbo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bradford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradford is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Crown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Crown is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Kanabec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush City, with the one closest to Rush City listed first.
    • Grasston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Coin is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
    • Quamba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Quamba is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quamba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Mora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mora is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <1>
    • Ogilvie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mille Lacs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush City, with the one closest to Rush City listed first.
    • Bock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bock is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bock <1>
    • Princeton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Pine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush City, with the one closest to Rush City listed first.
    • Rock Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Beroun
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Beroun is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beroun
    • Henriette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Henriette is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henriette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Brook Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Brook Park is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Hinckley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cloverdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cloverdale is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush City, with the one closest to Rush City listed first.
    • Forest Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Scandia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Burnett County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush City, with the one closest to Rush City listed first.
    • Randall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Randall is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
    • Grantsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Grantsburg is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
    • Alpha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Alpha is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Siren
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Siren is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Polk County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush City, with the one closest to Rush City listed first.
    • Atlas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Atlas is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Frederic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Frederic is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
    • Milltown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Milltown is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
    • Saint Croix Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
    • Luck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Luck is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
    • Centuria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Centuria is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
    • Dresser
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dresser is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Osceola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Osceola is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
    • Balsam Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Balsam Lake is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rush City, see our County-by-County Page for Rush City.

Cemeteries Near Rush City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rush City.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Rush City - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rush City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rush City, with the one closest to Rush City listed first.

  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Covenant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gee Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Olin Free Mission Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Heinrich Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Johnson Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rush Point Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rush City had a population of 707 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rush City had a population of 3,222 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rush City, with the one closest to Rush City listed first.

  • Harris
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rush Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rush Point is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point
  • Randall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Randall is located in Burnett County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Rock Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stark is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
  • Pine City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Spring Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Lake is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Sunrise
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunrise is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Braham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Stanchfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • North Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Grass Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grass Lake is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kost
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Kost is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kost
    • Cambridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolf Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolf Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rush City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rush City.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rush City ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rush City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rush City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rush City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rush City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Rush City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rush City:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rush City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rush City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.