Welcome to East Rush ...

East Rush is located in Susquehanna County<1>.

The location of East 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 East Rush, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

A typical abbreviation for East Rush: E. Rush

East Rush is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

East Rush is located in the (570) area code.

Communities near East Rush ...

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

• Tunkhannock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunkhannock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunkhannock
  • Tunkhannock is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunkhannock <4>
• Montrose
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <4>
• Hallstead
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
  • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <4>
• Factoryville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
  • Factoryville is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Factoryville <4>
• New Milford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
  • New Milford is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Milford <4>
• Nicholson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Nicholson is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholson <4>
• Great Bend
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
  • Great Bend is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <4>
• Wyalusing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
  • Wyalusing is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyalusing <4>
• Meshoppen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshoppen
  • Meshoppen is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meshoppen <4>
• Rome
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <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 East Rush. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Rush.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Rush ...

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

Adding East Rush to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Rush post office opened in 1840.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/