Welcome to West Rush ...

West Rush is located in Monroe County<1>.

The location of West Rush has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Rush, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

A typical abbreviation for West Rush: W. Rush

West Rush is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Rush is within the (585) area code.

Communities near West Rush ...

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

• Rochester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Geneseo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• East Rochester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
  • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
• Fairport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Fairport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport <4>
• Le Roy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <4>
• Spencerport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
  • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <4>
• Avon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Honeoye Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye Falls
  • Honeoye Falls is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honeoye Falls <4>
• Mount Morris
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Mount Morris is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <4>
• Victor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Rush ...

Looking for more information about West 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Rush, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Rush.

Adding West Rush to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Rush post office opened in 1830.

We also found West Rush in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Rush.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Rush. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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