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Welcome to Bushtown ...

So far, we found very little information about Bushtown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bushtown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bushtown, please Contact Us.

Bushtown would have been located within present day Johnson County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bushtown is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Bushtown was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Bushtown was located: 479

Communities Also Named Bushtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bushtown - they are located in Kentucky and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Bushtown ...

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

  • Clarksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ozark
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ozark is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
  • Paris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lamar is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <4>
  • London
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Coal Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Knoxville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Altus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Subiaco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartman is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 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 Bushtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bushtown.

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

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

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 Bushtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bushtown - 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.