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Welcome to Rush Corner ...

Rush Corner is located in Washington County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rush Corner: Rush Cor. (or less commonly used: Rush Crn.)

Rush Corner is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rush Corner: 276

Communities near Rush Corner ...

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

  • Collingwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bristol
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
  • Bristol
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
  • Mill Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
  • Bloomingdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Winchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
  • Abingdon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Abingdon is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
  • Harrtown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
  • Lebanon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rush Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rush Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.