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Rushville, IN - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Rushville  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Rushville Home page. The Rushville Home page provides as much information as possible on Rushville. Knowing Rushville’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Rushville’s Home page, you will also find Rushville’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Rushville has a population of 6194. 47.8% of Rushville’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.2 are female. 46.1% of Rushville is married and 51.8% own their own home. The Average Home price is $87,825, and the average rent is $726. Household median income in Rushville is $53,789, and the individual median income is $28,164. Rushville’s Ethnic is the following: White(93.5%), Black(5%), Hispanic(2.2%), Multiple(0.9%), Other(0.5%).


Rush County was formed from the unorganized Delaware County April 1, 1822. On July 29 town lots were sold and the town started to form. A school had already been started in 1821 by Dr. W.B. Laughlin, who was a member of the Legislature when the county was formed, and is considered the founding father of the town.


A jail was built, Charles Veeder, was the first postmaster in 1822, and a courthouse was built in 1823. The Dog Fennel Gazette was published in 1823. The railroad was built in 1850 and after that a bank, factories, mills, and grain elevators sprang up.The Rushville post office has been in operation since 1822.Rushville was the campaign headquarters for Wendell Willkie's 1940 presidential campaign against Franklin D.


Roosevelt. Willkie is buried in the city's East Hill Cemetery. The Durbin Hotel, John K. Gowdy House, Melodeon Hall, Rush County Courthouse, Rushville Commercial Historic District, St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church, St. Prendergast Catholic church, Booker T. Washington School, and Wendell Lewis Willkie House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


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