Welcome to Busseyville ...
Busseyville is located in Jefferson County<1>.
The location of Busseyville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Busseyville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1863.
Busseyville is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Busseyville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Busseyville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Busseyville - it's located in Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Busseyville.
Communities near Busseyville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Busseyville.
- Janesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Whitewater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Stoughton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Fort Atkinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- McFarland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Cottage Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Lake Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Edgerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 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 Busseyville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Busseyville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Busseyville. 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 Busseyville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Busseyville. See our Newspapers Page for Busseyville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Busseyville ...
Looking for more information about Busseyville? 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 Busseyville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Busseyville.
Adding Busseyville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Busseyville 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 Busseyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Busseyville post office opened in 1863.
We also found Busseyville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Busseyville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Busseyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountywi.gov
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Busseyville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |