In 1839, a pastoralist William Rogers, settled in the area and named his land Tusmore after his birthplace in Oxfordshire, England.

In 1911 the area roughly corresponding to modern-day Tusmore, known as Section 291, was owned by the Colonial Board of Advice of the South Australian Company.

[2] The Tusmore Post Office was in the Council offices for many years, until a new building erected on the corner plot located diagonally opposite the Portrush Road /Greenhill Road junction in 1951 retained the name, despite being located in Glenside, until 1967.

First Creek, dry in summer, runs through the park, and a Scout hall is situated adjacent on the western side.

The building complex housing the Burnside Civic Centre, Council Chambers, Burnside Community Centre, Ballroom and Library, is on the corner of Portrush Road and Greenhill Road.