Welcome to Bushy Fork ...
Bushy Fork is located in Person County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bushy Fork, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.
A typical abbreviation for Bushy Fork: Bushy Frk.
Bushy Fork is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bushy Fork lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bushy Fork: 336 & 743<3>
Communities near Bushy Fork ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bushy Fork.
- Mebane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
- Mebane is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <4>
- Roxboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
- Roxboro is located in Person County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <4>
- Hillsborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
- Hillsborough is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <4>
- Green Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Level have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
- Green Level is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Yanceyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceyville
- Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yanceyville <4>
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Caswell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Cates
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Laws
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Ridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
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 Bushy Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bushy Fork.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bushy Fork. 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 Bushy Fork.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bushy Fork. See our Newspapers Page for Bushy Fork.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bushy Fork ...
Looking for more information about Bushy Fork? 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 Bushy Fork, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bushy Fork.
Adding Bushy Fork to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bushy Fork 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 Bushy Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Bushy Fork post office opened in 1855.
We also found Bushy Fork in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bushy Fork.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bushy Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Person County: www.personcounty.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Person, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bushy Fork - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Bushy Fork area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Bushy Fork 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |