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Welcome to Busch ...

Busch is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Busch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Busch is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Busch: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Busch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Busch - they are located in Arkansas, California and Montana.

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

Communities near Busch ...

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

  • Hannibal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowling Green
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Louisiana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Barry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
    • Barry is located in Pike County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barry <4>
  • New London
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Payson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
    • Payson is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <4>
  • Pleasant Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Center
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hull
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Hull is located in Pike County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <4>
  • New Canton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • New Canton is located in Pike County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 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 Busch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Busch.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Busch ...

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

Adding Busch to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Busch post office opened in 1886.

We also found Busch in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Busch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Busch - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Busch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Busch 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/