Abandoned Record
About Rushs Ridge
Rushs Ridge is an extinct town in Mississippi County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Rushs Ridge, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Rushs Ridge is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Rushs Ridge
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1939 Wickliffe sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1952 Wickliffe sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Wickliffe sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Dyersburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1969 Wyatt sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Wickliffe sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Sikeston sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Rushs Ridge
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Missouri index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Rushs Ridge, Missouri": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q27995282.
- USGS GNIS 730311.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).