Welcome to Bush River ...

Bush River is located in Harford County<1>.

The location of Bush River has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bush River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

A typical abbreviation for Bush River: Bush Riv.

Bush River is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Bush River lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bush River: (410), (443)<4> and (667)

Communities Also Named Bush River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bush River - it's located in South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bush River.

Communities near Bush River ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bush River.

• Aberdeen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Havre de Grace
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
• Bel Air
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
• Chestertown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
  • Chestertown is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <5>
• Perryville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• North East
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <5>
• Charlestown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <5>
• Port Deposit
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Deposit
  • Port Deposit is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Deposit <5>
• Cecilton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilton
  • Cecilton is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cecilton <5>
• Betterton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betterton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betterton
  • Betterton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Betterton <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bush River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bush River.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bush River. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bush River.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bush River. See our Newspapers Page for Bush River.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bush River ...

Looking for more information about Bush River? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bush River, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bush River.

Adding Bush River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bush River in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bush River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bush River post office opened in 1884.

We also found Bush River in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bush River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bush River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/