Welcome to Rush River ...

Rush River is located in Sibley County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rush River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

A typical abbreviation for Rush River: Rush Riv.

Rush River is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Rush River ...

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

• North Mankato
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mankato
  • North Mankato is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Mankato <4>
• Saint Peter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
  • Saint Peter is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peter <4>
• Belle Plaine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
  • Belle Plaine is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <4>
• Le Sueur
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Sueur
  • Le Sueur is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Sueur <4>
• Le Center
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Center
  • Le Center is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Center <4>
• Gaylord
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Gaylord is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylord <4>
• Arlington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
• Winthrop
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <4>
• Nicollet
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicollet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicollet
  • Nicollet is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicollet <4>
• Henderson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rush River ...

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

Adding Rush River to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rush River post office opened in 1868.

We also found Rush River in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rush River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sibley County: www.co.sibley.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/