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Welcome to Rush ...

Rush is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rush, you might consider that their post office opened in 1819.

Rush is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rush lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Rush: 585

The ZIP code for Rush: 14543<3>

Communities Also Named Rush ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Rush - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Websites for Rush ...

Official Website: www.townofrush.org/

Communities near Rush ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rush ...

Looking for more information about Rush? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rush, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rush.

Adding Rush to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rush 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 Rush was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rush post office opened in 1819.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rush.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rush - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Rush). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rush or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/