Welcome to Rush Lake ...

Rush Lake is located in Winnebago County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rush Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

A typical abbreviation for Rush Lake: Rush Lk.

Rush Lake is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Rush Lake: (920) & (274)<4>

Communities Also Named Rush Lake ...

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

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

Communities near Rush Lake ...

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

• Oshkosh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
  • Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
• Ripon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
  • Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
• Berlin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
• North Fond du Lac
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
  • North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
• Omro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
  • Omro is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
• Winneconne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
  • Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
• Redgranite
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
  • Redgranite is located in Waushara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
• Markesan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markesan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
  • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
• Princeton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Green Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
• Rosendale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
  • Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people

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

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

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

Adding Rush Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rush Lake 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 Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rush Lake post office opened in 1883.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/