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Welcome to Rushville ...

Rushville is located in Rockingham County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Rushville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Rushville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Rushville is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rushville is within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Rushville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Rushville - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rushville ...

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

  • Harrisonburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bridgewater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Broadway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
  • Grottoes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Timberville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Shenandoah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
    • Shenandoah is located in Page County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
  • Mount Crawford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Erection
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Erection
    • New Erection is located in Rockingham County
  • Briery Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery Branch
    • Briery Branch is located in Rockingham 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 Rushville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rushville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rushville ...

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

Adding Rushville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rushville 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 Rushville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rushville post office opened in 1868.

We also found Rushville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rushville.

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rushville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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