Welcome to Rush Run ...
So far, we found very little information about Rush Run. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rush Run to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rush Run, please Contact Us.
Rush Run would have been located within present day Fayette County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rush Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rush Run is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Rush Run was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Rush Run was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities Also Named Rush Run ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rush Run - they are located in New York and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rush Run.
Communities near Rush Run ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rush Run.
- Beckley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rainelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ansted
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mabscott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Smithers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gauley Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 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 Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rush Run.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rush Run. 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 Run.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rush Run. See our Newspapers Page for Rush Run.
Adding Rush Run to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rush Run in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Rush Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rush Run post office opened in 1889. The Rush Run post office closed in 1940.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rush Run.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rush Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rush Run - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Rush Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Rush Run area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |