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Welcome to Cushing ...

Cushing is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cushing, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Cushing is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cushing: 715 & 534<3>

The ZIP code for Cushing: 54006<4>

Communities Also Named Cushing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Cushing - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Quebec, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Cushing ...

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

  • North Branch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Chisago City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lindstrom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rush City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Osceola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Osceola is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Branch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Branch is located in Chisago County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
  • Saint Croix Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Rock Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Grantsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Grantsburg is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Harris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Harris is located in Chisago County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cushing ...

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

Adding Cushing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cushing 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 (so far) for Cushing was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cushing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cushing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Cushing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Cushing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Cushing). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cushing or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.