Welcome to Rusk ...

So far, we found very little information about Rusk. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rusk to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rusk, please Contact Us.

Rusk would have been located within present day Surry County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rusk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rusk is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Rusk was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Rusk was located: 336 & 743<4>

Communities Also Named Rusk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Rusk - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rusk.

Communities near Rusk ...

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

Mount Airy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy is located in Surry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,175 people
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Elkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkin is located in Surry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
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Yadkinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yadkinville is located in Yadkin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
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Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Yadkin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
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Dobson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dobson is located in Surry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
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Pilot Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Mountain is located in Surry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
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Boonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boonville is located in Yadkin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,109 people
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Arlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
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East Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Bend is located in Yadkin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
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Ronda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ronda is located in Wilkes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronda <5>

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

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

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

Adding Rusk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rusk 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 (so far) for Rusk was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rusk.

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 Rusk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rusk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Rusk area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Rusk area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.