Welcome to Rushs Ridge ...
Rushs Ridge is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.
Rushs Ridge is located in Mississippi County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Rushs Ridge: Rushs Rdg. (or less commonly used: Rushs Rdge. or Rushs Ridg.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Rushs Ridge for more information about variations on the name of Rushs Ridge.
Rushs Ridge is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rushs Ridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rushs Ridge: 573 & 235<3>
Communities near Rushs Ridge ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rushs Ridge.
- Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- East Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
- La Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Miner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Miner is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
- Bertrand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Mounds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Bardwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wickliffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 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 Rushs Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rushs Ridge.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rushs Ridge. 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 Rushs Ridge.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rushs Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Rushs Ridge.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rushs Ridge ...
Looking for more information about Rushs Ridge? 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 Rushs Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rushs Ridge.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Mississippi, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rushs Ridge - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Rushs Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Rushs Ridge 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. |