Place:Rushville, Fairfield, Ohio, United States

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NameRushville
Alt namesClintonsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS39015600
East Rushvillesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS39015600
TypeVillage
Coordinates39.765°N 82.431°W
Located inFairfield, Ohio, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Rushville is a village in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The population was 302 at the 2010 census. Much of the village is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Rushville Historic District.

Rushville takes its name from Little Rush Creek, which runs between the villages of Rushville and West Rushville. The town was founded in 1808 by Joseph Turner and became a prosperous stop along the old Zane's Trace road constructed in 1797 by Colonel Ebenezer Zane.

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