Welcome to Rush (aka 'Rush Colonia') ...

Rush is located on the South Texas Plains.

Rush is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

The location of Rush has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Rush is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rush is located in the (956) area code.

The community of Rush has also been called Rush Colonia.

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, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Rush ...

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

• McAllen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllen
  • McAllen is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllen <4>
• Edinburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>
• Mission
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Mission is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <4>
• Pharr
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
  • Pharr is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <4>
• Weslaco
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weslaco
  • Weslaco is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weslaco <4>
• San Juan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
  • San Juan is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan <4>
• Alamo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <4>
• Alton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Donna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
  • Donna is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <4>
• Hidalgo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
  • Hidalgo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <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.

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 Hidalgo County: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/