Bud, West Virginia

Bud
Census-designated place (CDP)
Post office
Bud Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°32′10″N 81°22′47″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Wyoming
Area [1]
• Total	3.147 sq mi (8.15 km^2)
• Land	3.122 sq mi (8.09 km^2)
• Water	0.025 sq mi (0.06 km^2)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	487
• Density	150/sq mi (60/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	24716

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.^[2]

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

References

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