Editing Rush County, Indiana (section)

==Geography==
In the 1820s the low rolling hills of Rush County were generously covered with trees, usually walnut and sugar maples. By 1879 Rush County was the state's largest producer of maple syrup.<ref>{{cite book|publisher=Brant & Fuller|year=1888|location=Chicago IL|title=History of Rush County, Indiana|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofrushcou00chic/page/n7/mode/2up|pages=271–3}}</ref> However, logging and clearing for agriculture have completely removed the trees, except for stands in drainages, and the available land is completely devoted to agriculture or urban development.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Rush+County,+IN/@39.6198639,-85.6059699,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x886ae671e24db0a3:0xff23250ef51df2c3!8m2!3d39.6481768!4d-85.520024 ''Rush County, Indiana'' (Google Maps, accessed 6 August 2020)]</ref> The [[Big Blue River (Indiana)|Big Blue River]] drains the upper part of the county, flowing to the southwest. The Little Blue River flows southwest to drain the central part of the county, and [[Flatrock River]] flows south-southwest through the lower central part of the county.<ref>{{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Rush (county)|display=Rush. I. A S. E. county of Indiana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=AAA World Atlas|page=227|year=1992|publisher=Hammond Inc}}</ref> The terrain's highest point (1,135 feet/346 m ASL) is an isolated rise at the county's east boundary, {{convert|1.4|mi|km}} SSW of [[Glenwood, Indiana|Glenwood]].<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=23006 ''Rush County High Point, Indiana'' (PeakBagger.com, accessed 6 August 2020)]</ref>
According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of {{convert|408.46|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|408.12|sqmi}} (or 99.92%) is land and {{convert|0.34|sqmi}} (or 0.08%) is water.<ref name=DC/>

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Henry County, Indiana|Henry County]] - north
* [[Fayette County, Indiana|Fayette County]] - east
* [[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin County]] - southeast
* [[Decatur County, Indiana|Decatur County]] - south
* [[Shelby County, Indiana|Shelby County]] - west
* [[Hancock County, Indiana|Hancock County]] - northwest
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===Cities and towns===
* [[Carthage, Indiana|Carthage]]
* [[Glenwood, Indiana|Glenwood]]
* [[Rushville, Indiana|Rushville]] (city/county seat)

===Census-designated places===
* [[Arlington, Rush County, Indiana|Arlington]]
* [[Manilla, Indiana|Manilla]]
* [[Milroy, Indiana|Milroy]]

===Unincorporated towns===
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* [[Boyd, Indiana|Boyd]]
* [[Charlottesville, Indiana|Charlottesville]]
* [[Circleville, Indiana|Circleville]]
* [[Fairview, Rush County, Indiana|Fairview]]
* [[Falmouth, Indiana|Falmouth]]
* [[Farmers, Rush County, Indiana|Farmers]]
* [[Farmington, Indiana|Farmington]]
* [[Gings, Indiana|Gings]]
* [[Gowdy, Indiana|Gowdy]]
* [[Henderson, Indiana|Henderson]]
* [[Henry, Indiana|Henry]]
* [[Homer, Indiana|Homer]]
* [[Mauzy, Indiana|Mauzy]]
* [[Mays, Indiana|Mays]]
* [[Moscow, Indiana|Moscow]]
* [[New Salem, Rush County, Indiana|New Salem]]
* [[Occident, Indiana|Occident]]
* [[Raleigh, Indiana|Raleigh]]
* [[Richland, Rush County, Indiana|Richland]]
* [[Sexton, Indiana|Sexton]]
* [[Sulphur Spring, Indiana|Sulphur Spring]]
* [[Williamstown, Indiana|Williamstown]]
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===Townships===
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* [[Anderson Township, Rush County, Indiana|Anderson]]
* [[Center Township, Rush County, Indiana|Center]]
* [[Jackson Township, Rush County, Indiana|Jackson]]
* [[Noble Township, Rush County, Indiana|Noble]]
* [[Orange Township, Rush County, Indiana|Orange]]
* [[Posey Township, Rush County, Indiana|Posey]]
* [[Richland Township, Rush County, Indiana|Richland]]
* [[Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana|Ripley]]
* [[Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana|Rushville]]
* [[Union Township, Rush County, Indiana|Union]]
* [[Walker Township, Rush County, Indiana|Walker]]
* [[Washington Township, Rush County, Indiana|Washington]]
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===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-74.svg|20px]] / [[Image:US 421.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 74 in Indiana|Interstate 74]]/[[U.S. Route 421 in Indiana|U.S. Route 421]]**
* [[Image:US 52.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 52]]
* [[Image:indiana 3.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 3]]
* [[Image:indiana 44.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 44]]
* [[Image:indiana 140.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 140]]
* [[Image:indiana 244.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 244]]
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