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Welcome to Bussey ...

Bussey is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bussey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Bussey is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bussey: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Bussey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bussey - they are located in Georgia (2) and Iowa.

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

Communities near Bussey ...

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

  • Magnolia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Springhill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Stamps
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Stamps is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamps <4>
  • Waldo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Waldo is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <4>
  • Lewisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cullen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cullen is located in Webster Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullen <4>
  • Sarepta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sarepta is located in Webster Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarepta <4>
  • Taylor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bradley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • McNeil
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bussey ...

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

Adding Bussey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bussey 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 (so far) for Bussey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bussey post office opened in 1910. The Bussey post office closed in 1952.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bussey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bussey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Bussey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Bussey area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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