Welcome to Busbee ...

Busbee is located in Buncombe County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Busbee, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Busbee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Busbee is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Busbee is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Busbee lies within the (828) area code.

Communities near Busbee ...

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

• Asheville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheville
  • Asheville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheville <4>
• Hendersonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <4>
• Fletcher
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <4>
• Black Mountain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
  • Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <4>
• Mills River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <4>
• Woodfin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
  • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <4>
• Canton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Weaverville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
  • Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <4>
• Flat Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
• Laurel Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Busbee ...

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

Adding Busbee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Busbee post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Busbee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/