Rushville Ohio Map

About Rushville, Ohio

Rushville is a locality in Meigs County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 304. The population density is 489.1 people per km². Rushville is located at 39.7644°N, 82.4303°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Rushville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 45772, 43150.

Rushville reveals itself through the rhythmic pulse of Rock Run, which winds past the settlement like a silver thread pulled through the dark earth of the Ohio interior. It lies 23.1 miles southeast of Athens, OH (from Athens, OH: bearing 128°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east-northeast of Chester. The landscape unfolds in a series of quiet, earthen swells that climb toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Heiney Ridge, marking the horizon with a steady, immutable line. Only a mile away, the canopy of Shade River State Forest offers a dense, emerald sanctuary where the air carries the cool, damp scent of decaying leaves and deep timber. Beyond the immediate woodlines, the topography dips into the gentle depression of Barn Hollow, a place where the morning mist lingers long after the sun has begun to warm the heavy, clay-rich soil of the valley floor.

Rushville traces its endurance to the industrious spirit of early settlers who recognized the inherent utility of the land’s natural drainage and fertile, inland plains. While the local economy remains tethered to the slow, deliberate pace of regional agriculture and the seasonal cycles of the surrounding woodland, the influence of historical trade routes still lingers in the town’s layout. Residents often seek respite at Forked Run Lake, where the water mirrors the shifting light of a graying sky, or walk the quiet, leaf-strewn paths of the Riverview Trail to observe the changing seasons. Life here maintains a grounded, unpretentious quality, defined by the steady work of those who cultivate the fields and the quietude of a place that prefers the company of its own ancient geography to the clamor of the wider world.

About This Rushville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rushville, Ohio. Coordinates: 39.764354, -82.430349. 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 (45772, 43150), telephone area code (937, 614), county seat of Meigs County (Pomeroy), and school district assignment (Fairfield Union Local School District).

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.