Rush Township

School Children

Old School House

Churches:
Rush United Methodist Church located on Rt. 706
East Rush United Methodist Church located on Rt. 3027
Rushville Presbyterian Church located on Rt. 706
Rush Baptist Church (vacant) located on Rt. 706

*STOCKER'S HISTORY (1887)

The Baptist Church in Rush was established June 18, 1831 and meetings were held in schoolhouses. A church was built and dedicated Feb. 21, 1867.

The Presbyterian Church at Rush was organized May 11, 1848 and reorganized on June 6, 1861 with the name of The Presbyterian Church of Rushville. The building was completed in 1862.

The Methodist Episcopal Church established three churches: one at Devine Ridge, completed 1868; one at East Rush andone near Rush village. The Rush Centre Methodist-Episcopal Church was built in 1871.

A Roman Catholic Chapel, near Bixby's Pond, on the northern township line, was built about 1859.
Cemeteries:
Dunmore Cemetery, on T599
Devine Ridge, T480
East Rush Cemetery, Rt. 3023
Fowler Hill Cemetery, T344, SW corner of twp.
Gaige Road/Keech Hill Cemetery, T492
Rushville Cemetery, Rt. 706 Rushville
Snyder Cemetery, 267N
State Road Cemetery, Rt. 57010
Susquehanna County Poor Farm Cemetery, T600

Building and Geographic Information According to the 1872 Beers' Atlas of Susquehanna County. To obtain copies of maps e-mail us for details.
BLACK SMITH SHOPS (B.S. SH.) - Town of Rushville (B.S. & W. Sh. - F. S. Rush); Dist. #1, (John McCormick); Dist. #2 (Jacob Smith); Dist. #4 (D. Angle); Dist. #5; Dist. #9 ( B. Griffin)
CREEKS/BROOKS - Lake Stream - Dist. #7, Dist. #6, Dist. #5, Dist. #13; Wyalusing Creek (East Branch) - Town of Rushville, Dist. #3, Dist. #7; (Middle Branch) - Dist. #3, Dist. #9; (North Branch) - Dist. #1, Dist. #2; Wolf Creek - Dist. #10 & Dist. #11
GRIST MILLS (G. Mill) - Town of Rushville (Zinas Cooley); Dist. #2 (Zinas Cooley); Dist. #7 (Miles shoemaker)
PONDS - Bixbee Pond - Dist. #9; Kinney's Pond - Dist. #10; unidentified pond- Dist. #13
POST OFFICES ( P. O.) - Town of Rushville ( M. H. Edsell); Dist. #5; Dist. #7
SAW MILLS (S.M. or S. MILL) - (2) Dist. #1; Dist. #2 (C. L. Baker); Dist. #3; Dist. #7; Dist. #9; Dist. #13 (J. H. Hall) SCHOOLS - Dist. #1; Dist. #2; Dist. #3; Dist. #4; Dist. #5; Dist. #6; Dist. #7; Dist. #8; Dist. #9; Dist. #10; Dist. #11; Dist. #12; Dist. #13; Dist. #14;
WAGON SHOPS (W. SH.) - Town of Rushville (B. S. & W. S. - F. S. Rush)

Others:

Cold Spring Farm, Dist. #3 (Loring Hewen)
Coop. Sh. (Cooper Sh.), Dist. #3 (R. V. Very) & Dist. #4
Raceway, Town of Rushville
Rush & Auburn Poor Asylum, Dist. #4
Susquehanna Mineral Spring, Dist. #3

Place Names, Old and New
Rush Township was formed during the November Session (of the Court of Quarter Sessions) in 1801. Named to honor Judge Jacob Rush, President Judge of four counties and a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. For further information, see also Township Incorporations.

East Rush, former post office, closed 30 Oct 1916 (mail routed through South Montrose P.O.); pop. 25 in 1900.

Grangerville, former railroad station.

Lawton, In March 1900, a post office was established to accommodate the people of the "Snyder district"; it was named "Lawton" and housed in the store of Kahler and Terry. The first postmaster was Daniel Terry.

Powersville, former post office, closed 30 Jun 1909 (mail routed through Rush P.O.).

Rush, former post office, closed 31 May 1954 (mail routed through Montrose P.O.); pop. 120 in 1900.

Rushville, former post office; pop. 55 in 1900.

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