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About Rusk, TX

Rusk sits in Cherokee County along US Highway 84, about 45 miles east of Tyler. The town serves as county seat in the heart of East Texas's Piney Woods region. Most traffic arrives on US 84 or State Highway 135, with Cherokee County Airport nearby. The Texas State Railroad operates vintage locomotives on scenic rides through the surrounding pine forests.

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Rusk, TX is in United States, at 31.798, -95.149 - about 20 km north-west of Alto, TX.

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The closest airport to Rusk, TX is Tyler Pounds Regional Airport, 80 km (about 1 h 2 min by car).

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