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Welcome to The Bush ...

The Bush is located in Cook County<1>.

The Bush is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from The Bush (for example, toward New Carlisle (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named The Bush ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named The Bush: This one is located in Cook County and the other is located in Williamson County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 14 communities that are also named The Bush - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina and Washington.

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

Communities near The Bush ...

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

  • Chicago
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cicero
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hammond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
  • Gary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <3>
  • Orland Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tinley Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Lawn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Berwyn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
  • Oak Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Calumet City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Bush ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Bush - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.