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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Rush (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Rush. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Rush is located in Monroe County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Rush. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rush:

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Rush)
  • Genesee County
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush, with the one closest to Rush listed first.
    • Lima
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Avon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Caledonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Livonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sleggs Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Inverness
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • York
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneseo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
      • Geneseo is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <2>
    • Craigs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craigs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Craigs
      • From Rush to Craigs
    • Foots Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • East Groveland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Maple Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maple Beach
      • From Rush to Maple Beach
    • Cuylerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuylerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cuylerville
      • From Rush to Cuylerville
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush, with the one closest to Rush listed first.
    • North Bloomfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Bloomfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Victor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Ontario County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <2>
    • Richmond Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • East Bloomfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Bloomfield
      • Village of Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village of Bloomfield <2>
    • Holcomb
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb
      • Holcomb is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holcomb <2>
    • Bristol
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Canadice Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bristol Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Canandaigua
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Manchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush, with the one closest to Rush listed first.
    • Holley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
      • Holley is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holley <2>
    • Clarendon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Manning
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hulberton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Murray
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Orleans County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Murray
      • From Rush to Murray
    • South Barre
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Barre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to South Barre
      • From Rush to South Barre
    • Brockville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kendall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Steuben County
    • Wayland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <2>
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush, with the one closest to Rush listed first.
    • Macedon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
      • Macedon is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 1,462 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macedon <2>
    • Macedon Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Yellow Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Huddle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Marquart Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquart Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
    • Palmyra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Walworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruitland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fruitland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fruitland
      • From Rush to Fruitland
    • Lakeside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lakeside
      • From Rush to Lakeside
    • Ontario
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Orchard Grove Village Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Grove Village Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove Village Park
      • Orchard Grove Village Park is located in Wayne County
    • East Palmyra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Wyoming County
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush, with the one closest to Rush listed first.
    • Vine Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vine Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vine Valley
      • From Rush to Vine Valley
    • Rushville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Potter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rush, see our County-by-County Page for Rush.

Cemeteries Near Rush ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rush.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rush covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rush, with the one closest to Rush listed first.

  • Piney Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Webster Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graves Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Rush Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Paul of the Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Honeoye Falls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honeoye Falls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honeoye Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friends Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bushman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bushman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bushman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (394 more) ...
    • Brown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Veterans Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rush had a population of 299 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rush, with the one closest to Rush listed first.

  • West Henrietta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • West Rush
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Rush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
    • West Rush is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to West Rush
    • From Rush to West Rush
  • North Rush
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Rush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
    • North Rush is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to North Rush
    • From Rush to North Rush
  • Honeoye Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mendon Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Center
    • Mendon Center is located in Monroe County
  • Henrietta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • North Bloomfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Avon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Avon
    • East Avon is located in Livingston County
  • Lima
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Whites
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
    • Whites is located in Monroe County
  • Brookdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
    • Brookdale is located in Monroe County
  • Ridgeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
    • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ridgeland
    • From Rush to Ridgeland
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Severance
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Avon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Genesee Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Junction
      • Genesee Junction is located in Monroe County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rush. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rush.

Newspapers Published in Rush ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 300 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rush.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rush, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rush.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rush:

The official website for Rush: www.townofrush.org/

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rush) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rush. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9962, Longitude: -77.6457    









 

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