Bushong

History

The city, originally a whistle-stop of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, was first named Weeks. The city took its present name in 1886 in honor of St. Louis Browns catcher Albert J. "Doc" Bushong. Following the Browns' victory in the 1886 World Series over the Chicago White Stockings, the Missouri Pacific Railroad honored several of the St. Louis players by naming some of their depots after the players. Bushong had played every game in the series and was at bat in Game Six, when the winning run scored by stealing home. The city of Bushong is the only one still carrying its name from the 1886 World Series. During the Cold War, Bushong was the location of one of the first generations of nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles. The site, active from 1961–1965, was part of the 548th Strategic Missile Squadron.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  473
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  423
• Hen Harrier

  Circus cyaneus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  383
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  339
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  323
• Dark-eyed Junco

  Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  309
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  300
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  299

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2026-07-31
  5 km SW of Hope, Kansas
• M 2.6 — 2025-12-13
  6 km NW of Ramona, Kansas
• M 2.7 — 2025-10-27
  7 km SE of Enterprise, Kansas
• M 3.5 — 2025-05-15
  5 km NNW of Herington, Kansas
• M 2.6 — 2025-04-21
  7 km ESE of Marion, Kansas
• M 3.5 — 2024-10-10
  6 km WSW of Woodbine, Kansas