Welcome to Rush ...

Rush is located in Tuscarawas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rush, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Rush is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Websites for Rush ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tuschamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rush, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Rush ...

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

• New Philadelphia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <4>
• Dover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Uhrichsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uhrichsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhrichsville
  • Uhrichsville is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uhrichsville <4>
• Newcomerstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <4>
• Cadiz
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
  • Cadiz is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <4>
• Dennison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
  • Dennison is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennison <4>
• Sugarcreek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugarcreek <4>
• Gnadenhutten
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gnadenhutten have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnadenhutten
  • Gnadenhutten is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gnadenhutten <4>
• Tuscarawas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarawas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
  • Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
• Flushing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
  • Flushing is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <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 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.

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

Adding Rush to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rush in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rush was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Rush in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rush.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/