Welcome to Busby ...

Busby is located in Whitman County<1>.

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

Busby is 2,480 feet [756 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Busby is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Busby lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Busby: (509)

Communities Also Named Busby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Busby - they are located in Alberta, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, New Brunswick, Ontario, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Busby ...

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

• Pullman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
  • Pullman is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pullman <4>
• Moscow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Moscow is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <4>
• Clarkston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston
  • Clarkston is located in Asotin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkston <4>
• Colfax
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Palouse
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palouse
  • Palouse is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palouse <4>
• Genesee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
  • Genesee is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <4>
• Troy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Potlatch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch
  • Potlatch is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potlatch <4>
• Albion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Colton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
  • Colton is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <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 Busby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Busby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Busby ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Whitman County: www.whitmancounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/