Welcome to Bushong ...The city of Bushong is located in Lyon County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Bushong, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. The origin (or the toponymy) of Bushong: Named for Al "Doc" Bushong, a baseball player for the Saint Louis Browns. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Bushong has a population of 33 people<2> (see below for details). Bushong is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Bushong lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Bushong: 620 Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bushong had an population of 33 people. This is a decrease of 2.94% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 40% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Bushong had a population of 34 people. This makes Bushong the county's 9th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 34 people, the population of Bushong decreased 38.18% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 55 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Bushong. Communities Also Named Bushong ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bushong - they are located in Kentucky and Ohio. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bushong. Communities near Bushong ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bushong.
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 Bushong. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bushong. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bushong. 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 Bushong. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bushong. See our Newspapers Page for Bushong. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bushong ...Looking for more information about Bushong? 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 Bushong, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bushong. Adding Bushong to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Bushong 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 Bushong was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Bushong. Footnotes ...
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