Welcome to Busick ...
Busick is located in Yancey County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Busick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
Busick is 2,920 feet [890 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Busick is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Busick lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Busick: 828
Communities Also Named Busick ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Busick: This one is located in Yancey County and the other is located in Guilford County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Busick.
Websites for Busick ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.yanceychamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Busick, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Busick ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Busick.
- Black Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
- Spruce Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <4>
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Yancey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
- Montreat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreat
- Montreat is located in Buncombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montreat <4>
- Old Fort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Old Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
- Old Fort is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <4>
- Bakersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Bakersville is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersville <4>
- Celo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Little Switzerland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Switzerland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Switzerland
- Little Switzerland is located in McDowell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Switzerland <4>
- Dendron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Busick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Busick.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Busick. 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 Busick.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Busick. See our Newspapers Page for Busick.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Busick ...
Looking for more information about Busick? 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 Busick, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Busick.
Adding Busick to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Busick 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 Busick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Busick post office opened in 1904.
We also found Busick on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Busick.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Busick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Yancey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Busick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |