Rushville Nebraska Map

About Rushville, Nebraska

Rushville is a locality in Sheridan County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 816. The population density is 274.0 people per km². Rushville is located at 42.7183°N, 102.4641°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Rushville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69360.

Rushville anchors itself firmly upon the high, open plains where the sky acts as a restless, shifting ceiling over the Nebraska cattle country. It lies 85.1 miles northeast of Scottsbluff, NE (from Scottsbluff, NE: bearing 46°T), and is situated 28.2 miles east-southeast of Chadron. The landscape stretches in vast, muted shades of brown and gold, defined by the quiet persistence of shortgrass prairie that ripples under the constant breath of the wind. A mile away, the modest channel of Rush Creek carves a thin, vital vein through the soil, while Musfelt Reservoir remains a still, reflective presence nearby, holding the light of the sun in its quiet basin. Further toward the horizon, the distant, craggy silhouette of Devils Backbone provides a jagged punctuation mark against the expansive, cloud-swept theater of the afternoon.

Rushville operates on the steady, deliberate clockwork of an agricultural economy, where the cycles of the seasons dictate the pulse of commerce and the movement of the local workforce. Established as a center for the surrounding ranches and farms, the streets maintain a functional, unadorned character that honors the pragmatism of its founders. A short drive away, Walgren Lake State Recreation Area serves as a communal respite, drawing residents to its waters for a rare quietude that contrasts with the labor of the harvest. Here, the day ends with a particular clarity of light, turning the storefronts and the surrounding plains into silhouettes that seem to hold the memory of all the hands that have worked this earth since the beginning.

About This Rushville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rushville, Nebraska. Coordinates: 42.718318, -102.464065. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Rushville includes the ZIP code (69360), telephone area code (308), county seat of Sheridan County (Rushville), and school district assignment (Gordon-Rushville Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.