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Welcome to Bussey ...

Bussey is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bussey: 706 & 762<3>

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.

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 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)
    • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
    • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
  • Snead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Snead is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
    • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
  • McCormick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • McCormick is located in McCormick County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCormick <4>
  • Lincolnton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton Crossroads
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
  • Hesters Ferry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
  • Parksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Troy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Troy is located in Greenwood County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Plum Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Modoc
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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 (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 1911. The Bussey post office closed in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bussey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Lincoln, 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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Bussey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. 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/