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Rush Road

Ghost town · Lake County, Ohio

Mentor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500)
Mentor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rush Road is a ghost town in Lake County, Ohio. It is one of 6 former communities in Lake County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 51st among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rush Road as a historical populated place on the Mayfield Heights topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.6214° N, 81.4579° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMayfield Heights
Elevation659 ft
Nearest living townWillowick, OH
Distance to it1 miles
GNIS feature ID1067434
Coordinates41.62144, -81.45789

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What's there now

Rush Road is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Willowick, OH (population 14,182), about 1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 659 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Rush Road?

Rush Road is in Lake County, Ohio, at 41.6214, -81.4579.

How many ghost towns are in Lake County?

Lake County, Ohio has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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