Bud, West Virginia

Bud
Census-designated place (CDP)
Post office
Bud Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°32′10″N81°22′47″W / 37.53611°N 81.37972°W / 37.53611; -81.37972
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Wyoming
Area [1]
• Total	3.147 sq mi (8.15 km2)
• Land	3.122 sq mi (8.09 km2)
• Water	0.025 sq mi (0.065 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	347
• Density	111/sq mi (42.9/km2)
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. ^[2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 347 (down from 487 at the 2010 census). ^{[3] [4]}

The community has the name of Bud Adams, a businessperson in the local logging industry. ^[5]

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
2. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 58. ISBN   0-89933-246-3.
3. "Census Bureau profile: Bud CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
5. 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.