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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Rush Run in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rush Run. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rush Run listed first.

  • Sullivanville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
  • Cayuta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Catharine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Catharine is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
  • Alpine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Millport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Breesport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Horseheads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Odessa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Erin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Swartwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Swartwood is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartwood
  • Moreland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Moreland is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
  • Wedgewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
  • Elmira
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • North Chemung
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • North Chemung is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chemung
  • Van Etten
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cayutaville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
  • Beaver Dams
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Post Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Post Creek is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
  • Big Flats
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hicks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hicks is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Newfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Trumbull Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Trumbull Corners is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull Corners
  • Watkins Glen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
    • Former names for Watkins Glen:
    • Jefferson
    • Salubria
    • Watkins
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <2>
  • Smith Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Smith Valley is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley

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 Rush Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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