Welcome to Bush ...
So far, we found very little information about Bush. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bush to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bush, please Contact Us.
Bush would have been located within present day Aiken County<2>.
The location of Bush has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bush, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bush is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Bush was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Bush would have been located in the (803) area code.
Communities Also Named Bush ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Bush - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Illinois (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Ontario, Oregon and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bush.
Communities near Bush ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bush.
- Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Augusta is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <5>
- De Bruce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - North Augusta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Augusta
- North Augusta is located in Aiken County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Augusta <5>
- Richmond Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Fairvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Waynesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Burke County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
- Hephzibah
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hephzibah
- Hephzibah is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,936 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hephzibah <5>
- Burnettown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnettown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- New Ellenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ellenton
- New Ellenton is located in Aiken County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ellenton <5>
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Aiken County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bush.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bush. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bush. See our Newspapers Page for Bush.
Adding Bush to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bush in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bush was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bush post office opened in 1899.
We also found Bush on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bush.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bush, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Aiken, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bush - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |