Rushville, Iowa

Rushville, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Memorial in Rushville
Rushville, Iowa Location within the state of Iowa
Coordinates: 41°45′37″N 92°56′45″W / 41.76028°N 92.94583°W / 41.76028; -92.94583Coordinates: 41°45′37″N 92°56′45″W / 41.76028°N 92.94583°W / 41.76028; -92.94583
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Jasper
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Rushville is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Iowa, United States.

Geography

Rushville is located in Kellogg Township, near the intersection of Ivory St. and N. 58th Ave. E.

History

Rushville was platted in 1857^[1] and it had its beginnings as a stage coach shop. The only store to ever exist in the town was operated by the Whitcomb family and contained the post office. Rushville had a church, several homes, and later a school.

Eventually, the railroad was constructed and bypassed Rushville to the south by two miles. This gradually led to the decline of the town. In 1957, the school was consolidated into nearby Kellogg and the building was later demolished.

There are no longer any buildings in Rushville. Only a few nearby farms exist. A memorial plot containing a plaque, flag, and water pump remains within the city limits. Nearby Rushville Cemetery is well maintained to this day.

References

Municipalities and communities of Jasper County, Iowa, United States County seat: Newton Cities Baxter Colfax Kellogg Lambs Grove Lynnville Mingo Mitchellville‡ Monroe Newton Oakland Acres Prairie City Reasnor Sully Valeria Townships Buena Vista Clear Creek Des Moines Elk Creek Fairview Hickory Grove Independence Kellogg Lynn Grove Malaka Mariposa Mound Prairie Newton Palo Alto Poweshiek Richland Rock Creek Sherman Washington Unincorporated communities Ira Killduff Rushville Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties