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>.

The location of Rusk has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

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.<4>.

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

The location where Rusk once stood is in the (336) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
• Elkin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
  • Elkin is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkin <5>
• Yadkinville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yadkinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkinville
  • Yadkinville is located in Yadkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yadkinville <5>
• Jonesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Yadkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <5>
• Dobson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
  • Dobson is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <5>
• Pilot Mountain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mountain
  • Pilot Mountain is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Mountain <5>
• Boonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Yadkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <5>
• Arlington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Yadkin County
• East Bend
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
  • East Bend is located in Yadkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bend <5>
• Ronda
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
  • Ronda is located in Wilkes County
  • 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 for Rusk was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rusk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Surry County: www.co.surry.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/