Welcome to Bush Park ...
So far, we found very little information about Bush Park. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bush Park to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bush Park, please Contact Us.
Bush Park would have been located within present day Cumberland County<2>.
The location of Bush Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bush Park, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bush Park is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Bush Park was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Bush Park would have been located in the (804) area code.
Communities near Bush Park ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bush Park.
- Dillwyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
- Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <5>
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
- Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
- Trenton Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Fife
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fife have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Fife is located in Goochland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <5>
- Trents Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <5>
- Enon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Fork Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Union
- Fork Union is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fork Union <5>
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 Bush Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bush Park.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bush Park. 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 Bush Park.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bush Park. See our Newspapers Page for Bush Park.
Adding Bush Park to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bush Park 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 for Bush Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bush Park post office opened in 1880.
We also found Bush Park in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bush Park.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 Bush Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bush Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |