Welcome to Bushyhead ...

Bushyhead is located in Rogers County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bushyhead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Bushyhead is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Bushyhead: (918) & (539)<4>

Communities near Bushyhead ...

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

• Claremore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremore
  • Claremore is located in Rogers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremore <5>
• Pryor Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Creek
  • Pryor Creek is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,392 people
  • Pryor Creek has also been known as:
  • Pryor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pryor Creek <5>
• Verdigris
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verdigris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigris
  • Verdigris is located in Rogers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
• Nowata
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowata
  • Nowata is located in Nowata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nowata <5>
• Chelsea
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Rogers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,877 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <5>
• Oologah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oologah
  • Oologah is located in Rogers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oologah <5>
• Adair
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
  • Adair is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adair <5>
• Talala
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talala
  • Talala is located in Rogers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talala <5>
• Big Cabin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cabin
  • Big Cabin is located in Craig County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Cabin <5>
• New Alluwe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Alluwe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alluwe
  • New Alluwe is located in Nowata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bushyhead ...

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

Adding Bushyhead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bushyhead 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 Bushyhead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bushyhead post office opened in 1898.

We also found Bushyhead on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bushyhead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rogers County: www.rogerscounty.org/

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/