Rush, Kentucky

Rush, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Farmland in Rush
Farmland in Rush
Rush is located in Kentucky
Rush
Rush
Location within the state of Kentucky
Rush is located in the United States
Rush
Rush
Rush (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°17′53″N 82°44′53″W / 38.29806°N 82.74806°W / 38.29806; -82.74806
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBoyd and Carter
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
2,755
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41168
GNIS feature ID502475[1]

Rush is an unincorporated community in Boyd and Carter counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. The reason this community was given the name Rush is obscure.[2] It is located along US 60 and near I-64.

History

The Kentucky General Assembly incorporated Geigerville - an area currently considered part of Rush - as a town on February 3, 1874.[3] It was so named for W. L. Geiger, postmaster at Geigerville.[4] The legislature repealed the town's charter on February 9, 1876.[5] The Rush post office was established on July 25, 1890, with Henry Artist as postmaster.[4]

Education

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rush, Kentucky
  2. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 258. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.
  3. ↑ Kentucky (1874). Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Passed at the Regular Session of the General Assembly. Frankfort, KY: S. I. M. Major. p. 212 – via HathiTrust.
  4. 1 2 Rennick, Robert M. (2000). "The Post Offices of Boyd County". County Histories of Kentucky: 14.
  5. ↑ Kentucky (1876). Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Passed at the Regular Session of the General Assembly. Vol. 1. Frankfort, KY: James A. Hodges. p. 269 – via HathiTrust.
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