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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bushing. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bushing to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bushing, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bushing (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bushing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Bushing is historic, it would have been located within present day Overton County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Overton County: Clay, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Pickett & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Bushing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bushing:
- Overton County (The home county of Bushing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushing, with the one closest to Bushing listed first.
- Beaver Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Hanging Limb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Lovejoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Livingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Garretts Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Oak Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Free Communion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Grey ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushing, with the one closest to Bushing listed first.
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Cave Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Celina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Thompsons Store
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushing, with the one closest to Bushing listed first.
- Woody
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Creston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Howard Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Todd Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Crossville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbriar Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Woodlands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Erasmus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Lantana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Fairfield Glade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- Johnsons Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushing, with the one closest to Bushing listed first.
- Wilder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Clarkrange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grimsley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cooper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Cumberland Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allardt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pall Mall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushing, with the one closest to Bushing listed first.
- Dodson Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Burristown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Columbus Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Gainesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nameless
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Whitleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Rough Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Haydenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushing, with the one closest to Bushing listed first.
- Bucklick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Glades
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Lavender
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Burrville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Deer Lodge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushing, with the one closest to Bushing listed first.
- Byrdstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushing, with the one closest to Bushing listed first.
- Monterey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jeremiah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Shennon Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Algood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bangham Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- White Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Park Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Burnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Cookeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Southtown Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burgess
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushing, with the one closest to Bushing listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Cherry Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Clarktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Macedonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fanchers Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Darkey Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Doyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Peeled Chestnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Clinton County (KY)
- Static
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Monroe County (KY)
- Martinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bushing, see our County-by-County Page for Bushing.
Cemeteries Near Bushing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bushing.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bushing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bushing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bushing, with the one closest to Bushing listed first.
- Looper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Qualls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Speck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Cemetery
- The Speck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Three Rivers Cemetery
- Oakley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (631 more) ...
- France Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bilbrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Bushing itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bushing, with the one closest to Bushing listed first.
- Beaver Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Hanging Limb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Standingstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Standingstone is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standingstone
- Lovejoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Cliff Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
- Henard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henard is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henard
- Jeremiah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Windle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windle is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windle
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Miranda is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Livingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
- Crawford ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bushing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bushing.
Newspapers Published in Bushing ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bushing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bushing, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bushing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bushing:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Overton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- White County
- Clinton County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bushing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bushing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |