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Welcome to Bush River ...

Bush River is located in Harford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bush River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

A typical abbreviation for Bush River: Bush Riv.

Bush River is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bush River: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Bush River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bush River - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Bush River ...

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

  • Aberdeen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Havre de Grace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bel Air
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Former names for Bel Air:
    • Belle Air
    • Belle Aire
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
  • Chestertown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Perryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • North East
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlestown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Deposit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cecilton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Betterton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bush River ...

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

Adding Bush River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bush River 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 River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bush River post office opened in 1884. The Bush River post office closed in 1915.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Harford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bush River - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Bush River area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Bush River 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/