Welcome to Busseron ...

Busseron is located in Knox County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Busseron, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Busseron, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Busseron is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Busseron is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Busseron is located in the (812) area code.

Communities near Busseron ...

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

• Vincennes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
  • Vincennes is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincennes <4>
• Washington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Robinson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Robinson is located in Crawford County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <4>
• Lawrenceville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <4>
• Sullivan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <4>
• Bicknell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bicknell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell
  • Bicknell is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bicknell <4>
• Bridgeport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Lawrence County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• Palestine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <4>
• Dugger
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
  • Dugger is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dugger <4>
• Elnora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
  • Elnora is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 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 Busseron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Busseron.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Busseron ...

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

Adding Busseron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Busseron 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 for Busseron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Busseron post office opened in 1855.

We also found Busseron in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Busseron.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov