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Welcome to Bushing ...

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.

Bushing would have been located within present day Overton County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bushing, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bushing is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Bushing was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bushing (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The Area Code where Bushing was located: 931

Communities near Bushing ...

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

  • Cookeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Algood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
  • Livingston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Monterey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Grimsley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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
  • 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

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

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

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

Adding Bushing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bushing in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bushing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bushing.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Overton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bushing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.