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Welcome to Cushing ...

The city of Cushing is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Cushing is located in Nacogdoches County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cushing, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cushing has a population of 615 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Cushing is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cushing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cushing: 936

The ZIP code for Cushing: 75760<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cushing had an population of 615 people. This is an increase of 0.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cushing had a population of 612 people. This makes Cushing the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 612 people, the population of Cushing decreased 3.92% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 637 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cushing.

Communities Also Named Cushing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Cushing - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Quebec, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cushing ...

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

  • Nacogdoches
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Rusk
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <5>
  • Alto
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alto is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <5>
  • New Summerfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Appleby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Gallatin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mount Enterprise
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reklaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sacul
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dextra
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cushing ...

Looking for more information about Cushing? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cushing, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cushing.

Adding Cushing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cushing 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 Cushing was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cushing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Nacogdoches, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cushing.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cushing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Cushing). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cushing or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.