Welcome to Rush Valley ...

The town of Rush Valley is located in Tooele County<1>.

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

Rush Valley was established in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for Rush Valley: Rush Vly. (or less commonly used: Rush Vally. or Rush Vlly.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rush Valley has a population of 491 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Rush Valley is 5,040 feet [1,536 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Rush Valley is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Rush Valley lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rush Valley lies within the (435) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rush Valley had an population of 491 people. This is an increase of 9.84% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rush Valley had a population of 447 people. This makes Rush Valley the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Rush Valley represents 0.02% of the total population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 189th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 447 people, the population of Rush Valley decreased 1.32% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 453 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rush Valley.

Communities Also Named Rush Valley ...

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

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

Communities near Rush Valley ...

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

• Tooele
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tooele
  • Tooele is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tooele <5>
• Grantsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Stockton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Stockton is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <5>
• Cedar Fort
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
  • Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
• Vernon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <5>
• Ophir
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Ophir is located in Tooele County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
• Slagtown ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slagtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagtown
  • Slagtown is located in Tooele County
  • Former name for Slagtown:
  • Martinville
  • Slagtown has also been known as:
  • Rush Lake
• Batesville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Batesville is located in Tooele County
• Ajax ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
  • Ajax is located in Tooele County
  • Former name for Ajax:
  • Center
• Bauer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
  • Bauer is located in Tooele County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rush Valley ...

Looking for more information about Rush Valley? 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 Rush Valley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rush Valley.

Adding Rush Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rush Valley 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 Rush Valley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Rush Valley on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1900.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/