Bud, West Virginia Explained

Bud
Settlement Type:Census-designated place (CDP)
Pushpin Map:West Virginia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of West Virginia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wyoming
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:3.147
Area Land Sq Mi:3.122
Area Water Sq Mi:0.025
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:487
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:37.5361°N -81.3797°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:24716
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Bud is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States, along Barkers Creek and West Virginia Route 10.[3] As of the 2010 census, its population was 487.

The community has the name of Bud Adams, a businessperson in the local logging industry.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2011-05-14 .
  3. Book: West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer . 1997 . . Yarmouth, Me. . 0-89933-246-3 . 58.
  4. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press . Piedmont, WV. 137.