Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Rusk came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Rusk in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Rusk. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Rusk data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Rusk:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rusk was listed as Rusk Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Rand McNally Map of Texas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rusk is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Rusk in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Rusk for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Rusk. See our Misc Page for Rusk for more information.