Welcome to Bushwick ...

Bushwick is located in Kings County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bushwick, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Bushwick is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Bushwick ...

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

• New York
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New York
  • From Bushwick to New York
• Bronx
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bronx
  • From Bushwick to Bronx
• Newark
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newark
  • From Bushwick to Newark
• Jersey City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jersey City
  • From Bushwick to Jersey City
• Yonkers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yonkers
  • From Bushwick to Yonkers
• Elizabeth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elizabeth
  • From Bushwick to Elizabeth
• Clifton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clifton
  • From Bushwick to Clifton
• New Rochelle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Rochelle
  • From Bushwick to New Rochelle
• Passaic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Passaic
  • From Bushwick to Passaic
• Union City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Union City
  • From Bushwick to Union City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bushwick ...

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

Adding Bushwick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bushwick 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 Bushwick was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bushwick.