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Welcome to Busey ...

Busey is located in Bolivar County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Busey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Busey is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Busey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Busey lies within the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Busey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Busey - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Busey ...

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

  • Greenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cleveland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
  • Indianola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Leland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Leland is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <4>
  • Shaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
    • Shaw is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Sunflower
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Metcalfe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalfe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
    • Metcalfe is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Renova
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renova have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
    • Renova is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Boyle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Benoit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benoit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
    • Benoit is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benoit <4>

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 Busey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Busey.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Busey. 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 Busey.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Busey ...

Looking for more information about Busey? 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 Busey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Busey.

Adding Busey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Busey 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 Busey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Busey post office opened in 1905.

We also found Busey on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Busey.

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

The official website for Bolivar County: www.co.bolivar.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Bolivar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Busey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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