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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Rush Road. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rush Road to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rush Road, please Contact Us.
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 Road (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 Road. 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.
Name Variations for Rush Road ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rush Road: Rush Rd.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Rush Road is historic, it would have been located within present day Lake County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lake County: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga & Geauga.
Below are the counties that are near Rush Road. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rush Road:
- Lake County (The home county of Rush Road)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rush Road, with the one closest to Rush Road listed first.
- Willowick
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wickliffe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakeline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeline is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Eastlake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Waite Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Oak Hill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Brentwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Reynolds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Kirtland Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Pecks Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rush Road, with the one closest to Rush Road listed first.
- Hartsgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Trumbull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- East Trumbull
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Harpersfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
- Driftwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Rock Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Geneva-on-the-Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rush Road, with the one closest to Rush Road listed first.
- Mayfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Euclid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nottingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Gates Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mayfield Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lyndhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bratenahl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bratenahl is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratenahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
- South Euclid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beachwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rush Road, with the one closest to Rush Road listed first.
- Chesterland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chardon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Bass Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- South Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Yates Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Aquilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Bainbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Claridon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Burton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Huntsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Montville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Thompson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rush Road, with the one closest to Rush Road listed first.
- Avon Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Avon Point is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
- Avon Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Medina County
- Hinckley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rush Road, with the one closest to Rush Road listed first.
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hiram
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mantua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Evergreen Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Garrettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rush Road, with the one closest to Rush Road listed first.
- Northfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Reminderville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Emmons Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Macedonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Northfield Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Twinsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Boston Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Hudson Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Peninsula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Richfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rush Road, with the one closest to Rush Road listed first.
- Mesopotamia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rush Road, see our County-by-County Page for Rush Road.
Cemeteries Near Rush Road ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rush Road.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Rush Road - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rush Road covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rush Road, with the one closest to Rush Road listed first.
- Wickliffe Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Willoughby Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chardon Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willoughby Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Waite Hill Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Kirtland Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kirtland Temple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Whitehaven Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kirtland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willoughby Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Memorial Gardens
- The Willoughby Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Plains Road Cemetery
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.
Rush Road itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rush Road, with the one closest to Rush Road listed first.
- Wickliffe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Willoughby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Noble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Noble is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Euclid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reynolds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Nottingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Gates Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Mentor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Mentor is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mentor
- Collinwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collinwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Bluestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bluestone is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Kirtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mentor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coits
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coits is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coits
- Collamer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Collamer is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rush Road. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rush Road.
Newspapers Published in Rush Road ...
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 501 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rush Road.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rush Road, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rush Road.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Road:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Road, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rush Road) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |