Welcome to Bussey ...

Bussey is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bussey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Bussey is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bussey lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Bussey: (706) and (762)<4>

Websites for Bussey ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lincolncountyga.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bussey, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Bussey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Bussey: This one is located in Lincoln County and the other is located in Meriwether County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 3 communities that are also named Bussey - they are located in Arkansas 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.

• Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
  • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
• Snead
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
  • Snead is located in Columbia County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
• McCormick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
  • McCormick is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCormick <5>
• Lincolnton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <5>
• Hamilton Crossroads
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
  • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
• Hesters Ferry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
  • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
• Parksville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
  • Parksville is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parksville <5>
• Troy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Greenwood County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Plum Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Branch
  • Plum Branch is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum Branch <5>
• Modoc
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
  • Modoc is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modoc <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 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 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 Bussey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bussey post office opened in 1911.

We also found Bussey on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bussey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.lincolncountyga.com

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/