Rush Run, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Rush Run is an unincorporated community
in Jefferson County
, Ohio
, United States
. It is mainly around the area of Rush Run Road also known as County Road 17.
It is not related to or near the Rush Run Wildlife Area near Middletown, Ohio.
In 1910 Rush Run coal
mines #1, 2 and 3 had a 5 foot #8 coal seam had a daily output of 2000 tons. There is no active mining in the area at this time.
It is home to the Hopewell United Methodist Church
and cemetery. This site is recorded in 1785 by The American General Butler who refers to "The Sect called Methodists. In 1787 Circuit rider George Callahan preached the first Methodist sermon of record in the Northwest Territory
. in 1798 the First Methodist Church in Eastern Ohio was built at Hopewell. In 1803 the first ordination in Ohio, of record, Bishop Francis Asbury ordained Rev. John Wrinshall on September 10, 1803 in Hopewell Church. In 1803 the First Methodist Meeting house in eastern Ohio was consecrated here by Bishop Francis Asbury September,11. The log church became too small by the growing congregation and was replaced in 1844 by a brick structure. The Ohio Conference cane was carved from logs from the original structure. The cane is presented to the oldest United Methodist minister in a ceremony at Annual Conference.
There are two churches on Rush Run: The Hopewell Methodist Church, and the Rush Run Community Chapel, an independent congregation.
Rush Run was the birthplace of Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski
. A length of nearby Ohio State Route 7 bears his name.
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Ohio
Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 69,709. Its county seat is Steubenville and is named for Thomas Jefferson, who was at the time Vice President....
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is mainly around the area of Rush Run Road also known as County Road 17.
It is not related to or near the Rush Run Wildlife Area near Middletown, Ohio.
In 1910 Rush Run coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
mines #1, 2 and 3 had a 5 foot #8 coal seam had a daily output of 2000 tons. There is no active mining in the area at this time.
It is home to the Hopewell United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
and cemetery. This site is recorded in 1785 by The American General Butler who refers to "The Sect called Methodists. In 1787 Circuit rider George Callahan preached the first Methodist sermon of record in the Northwest Territory
Northwest Territory
The Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, more commonly known as the Northwest Territory, was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 13, 1787, until March 1, 1803, when the southeastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Ohio...
. in 1798 the First Methodist Church in Eastern Ohio was built at Hopewell. In 1803 the first ordination in Ohio, of record, Bishop Francis Asbury ordained Rev. John Wrinshall on September 10, 1803 in Hopewell Church. In 1803 the First Methodist Meeting house in eastern Ohio was consecrated here by Bishop Francis Asbury September,11. The log church became too small by the growing congregation and was replaced in 1844 by a brick structure. The Ohio Conference cane was carved from logs from the original structure. The cane is presented to the oldest United Methodist minister in a ceremony at Annual Conference.
There are two churches on Rush Run: The Hopewell Methodist Church, and the Rush Run Community Chapel, an independent congregation.
Rush Run was the birthplace of Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski
Bill Mazeroski
William Stanley Mazeroski , nicknamed "Maz", is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates...
. A length of nearby Ohio State Route 7 bears his name.
Education
There was a once a school in the area but now, public education in Rush Run is provided by the Buckeye Local School DistrictBuckeye Local School District (Jefferson County)
The Buckeye Local School District is a public school district based in Dillonvale, Ohio, United States.The school district includes all of Mount Pleasant, Smithfield, Warren, and Wells townships in southern Jefferson County as well as very small portions of Cross Creek, Steubenville, and Wayne...
.