Bussey, Iowa
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50044. The Survey maps it on the Lovilia quadrangle. 387 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 850 feet above sea level.
On record in Bussey
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Evan F. Ellis Farmhouselisted 1985
Population over time
2 figuresBussey fell from 422 to 387 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 422 | |
| 2020 | 387 | -35 (-8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1929 USGS Albia quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lovilia quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Oskaloosa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Bussey between 2006 and 2017, burning about 40 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Bussey: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Flagstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefountain Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Groenendyk Mcconville Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Drill Hole | Zinc | Past Producer | Sphalerite | |
| Occurrence | Zinc | Past Producer | Sphalerite |
Storms near this place
59 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bussey in 59 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 37 flood, 7 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 6 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Flood | Bussey | $500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Flood | Bussey | $100,000 | Cedar Creek at Bussey crested at 31.19 feet at 4:00 PM CST on 25 June. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Bussey | $100,000 | A road was damaged from floodwaters. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Bussey | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Flood | Bussey | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Flood | Bussey | $75,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bussey | $50,000 | A garage was damaged and the roof taken off of a house. Reported by KCCI TV. |
| April 2010 | Flood | Bussey | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Flood | Bussey | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Flood | Bussey | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Flood | Bussey | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Flood | Bussey | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Flood | Bussey | $25,000 | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Flood | Bussey | $25,000 | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Flood | Bussey | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Flood | Bussey | $25,000 | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Flood | Bussey | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Flood | Bussey | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Flood | Bussey | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Flood | Bussey | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bussey | $20,000 | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Flood | Bussey | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Bussey | $10,000 | Trained spotter reported ping pong ball sized hail. |
| April 2013 | Flood | Bussey | $10,000 | Highway G71 was closed due to high water over the road from the Cedar Creek near Bussey. |
| February 2011 | Flood | Bussey | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Flood | Bussey | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Flood | Bussey | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Flood | Bussey | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Flood | Bussey | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Flood | Bussey | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Flood | Bussey | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Bussey | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bussey | $5,000 | Power lines were down east of Bussey near the Mahaska County Border. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Bussey | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Flood | Bussey | $5,000 | no account filed |
| December 2008 | Flood | Bussey | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bussey | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bussey | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Bussey | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bussey | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bussey | - | Estimated 60 to 70 mph wind gusts with pea sized hail. Power is out. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Bussey | - | Quarter sized hail reported by trained spotter and KNIA/KRLS radio. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Bussey | - | Public weather station measured 2.25 inches of rain. Beginning time estimated by radar. Rain ongoing at observation time. |
| September 2019 | Heavy Rain | Bussey | - | Public reported heavy rainfall of 2.50 inches. Time duration unknown. Set at 24 hours for this report. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Bussey | - | Mesonet station recorded heavy rainfall of 1.95 inches. |
| June 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Bussey | - | Trained spotter noted a funnel cloud with no contact to the ground and was dissipating at the time of the report. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | Bussey | - | Trained spotter reported heavy rainfall of 3.00 inches over the last 24 hours. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Bussey | - | Rainfall of 3.6 inches this afternoon and evening. |
| October 2012 | Heavy Rain | Bussey | - | Twenty four hour total of 3.02 inches. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Bussey | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Bussey | - | no account filed |
| January 2010 | Flood | Bussey | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Flood | Bussey | - | no account filed |
| December 2009 | Flood | Bussey | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Flood | Bussey | - | no account filed |
| October 2009 | Flood | Bussey | - | no account filed |
| October 2009 | Flood | Bussey | - | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Flood | Bussey | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Bussey | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bussey | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1922655 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 455013. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






