Welcome to Busch ...

Busch is located in Pike County<1>.

The location of Busch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Busch lies within the (573) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hannibal is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
• Bowling Green
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Louisiana
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisiana
  • Louisiana is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisiana <4>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
• Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
• 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.<2> 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.<2> 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.<5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/