Welcome to Bush City ...

Bush City is located in Anderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bush City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.

Bush City is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bush City: 785

Communities near Bush City ...

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

• Garnett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Garnett is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnett
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garnett <3>
• Mound City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Mound City is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <3>
• Richmond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Colony
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Colony is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
• Greeley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Greeley is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <3>
• Blue Mound
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Mound is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <3>
• Parker
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Parker is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
• Lane
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lane is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Lane has also been known as:
  • Lane City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <3>
• Westphalia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Westphalia is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
• Kincaid
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Kincaid is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 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 Bush City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bush City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bush City ...

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

Adding Bush City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bush City 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 Bush City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bush City.