On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Rush Township is more historic than 53% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Rush Township’s overall grade.
Pennsylvania towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Pennsylvania town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Rush Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (25% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±12.7 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Rush Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Union Corner
1834–1904
Rushtown
1846–1904
Kline's Grove
1855–1904
18301930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BoydKlines GroveRushtownUnion CornerWolverton
1cemetery inside Rush Township
Danville Mennonite
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
On the map
Rush Township on the map, 1892 to 1977
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Rush Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1892Shamokin sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Rush Township.
The story so far
Rush Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Rush Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Rush Township is a township that is located in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population at the time of the 2010 Census was 1,122, a decline from the figure of 1,189 that was tabulated in 2000.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,122 to 1,199 (+7%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Rush Township, 1826 to 1904
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Rush Township is more historic than 53% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Rush Township?
25% of Rush Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±12.7 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1974.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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