Welcome to Rushtown ...

Rushtown is located in Scioto County<1>.

The pronunciation of Rushtown: RUSH-town<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rushtown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

Rushtown is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Rushtown: 740 & 220<4>

Communities Also Named Rushtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rushtown - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Rushtown ...

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

Portsmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,744 people
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Piketon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Piketon is located in Pike County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,161 people
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New Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston is located in Scioto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
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South Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Shore is located in Greenup County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
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South Webster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Webster is located in Scioto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
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Beaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Pike County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
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Rarden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rarden is located in Scioto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
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Otway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Otway is located in Scioto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
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Arion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
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West Portsmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
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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 Rushtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rushtown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rushtown ...

Looking for more information about Rushtown? 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 Rushtown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rushtown.

Adding Rushtown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rushtown 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 Rushtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rushtown post office opened in 1878. The Rushtown post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rushtown.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Scioto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Rushtown. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rushtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Rushtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Rushtown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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/