RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Montana >> Gallatin County >> BuschIndex...

Welcome to Busch ...

Busch is located in Gallatin County<1>.

Busch is 4,480 feet [1,366 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Busch is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Busch lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Busch: 406

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 Missouri.

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.

  • Bozeman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Belgrade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Manhattan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
    • Manhattan is located in Gallatin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <3>
  • Story
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Story have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Story is located in Gallatin County
  • Catron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
    • Catron is located in Gallatin County
  • Hillman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
    • Hillman is located in Gallatin County
  • Bridger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
    • Bridger is located in Gallatin County
  • Four Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Gallatin County
  • Amsterdam - Churchill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam - Churchill
    • Amsterdam - Churchill is located in Gallatin County
  • Amsterdam
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Busch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Gallatin, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.