Rush, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Rush Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44683. It stands on Watson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tippecanoe quadrangle.
Then and now
1909 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
14 sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1909 USGS Uhrichsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS Uhrichsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Tippecanoe quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Tippecanoe quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Tippecanoe quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Tippecanoe quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Tippecanoe quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
14 since 2005The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Rush between 2005 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 5305 |
| 11 May 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 13588 |
| 11 May 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 13665 |
| 3 April 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15602 |
| 3 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15599 |
| 16 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4808 |
| 16 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.8 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2016 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4806 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 213 shownMuseums hold 213 specimens collected within 10 miles of Rush between 1851 and 1973: 146 Animalia, 34 Plantae, 33 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Perry, Adams J. M. R., Adams J. R. M. and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Pisidium cruciatum Sterki, 1895 | 1894 | G. Marston | Tuscarawas River, New Philadelphia |
![]() | Pisidium fallax Sterki, 1896 | 1894 | G. Marston | Tuscarawas River, New Philadelphia |
![]() | Pisidium noveboracense Prime, 1858 | 1895 | G. Marston | from spring - brook lat. 4 miles south of New Philadelpia (Sterki) |
![]() | Hydrophyllum appendiculatum Michx. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Tuscarawa City |
![]() | Galba parva (I.Lea, 1841) | 1886 | Collector(s): unknown | Goshen |
![]() | Amblema plicata (Say, 1817) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(2 mi above) |
![]() | Cyprogenia stegaria (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | New Philadelphia(by),Goshen Stn, Goshen Station(=Beidler) |
![]() | Eurynia dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(3 mi above) |
![]() | Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(2 mi above) |
![]() | Lampsilis radiata (Gmelin, 1791) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(2 mi above) |
![]() | Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(2 mi above) |
![]() | Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | New Philadelphia(by),Goshen Stn, Goshen Station(=Beidler), Tuscarawas River(side course) |
All 213 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
8 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Rush: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Coal. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urichsville Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| Can-Tex Pit Number 1 | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Can-Tex Pit Number 1 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Evans Farm Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Fox Valley Mining Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Fox Valley Mining Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| L and M Mineral Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Urichsville Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Elm (historical) | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Stillwater | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Newport | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Gilmore | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Gnadenhutten | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Riverside Park | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Yankeetown (historical) | 5.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1065257. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

























