Welcome to Budd ...

Budd is located in Livingston County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Budd, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Budd, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Budd is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Budd lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Budd: (815) & (779)<4>

Communities Also Named Budd ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Budd - they are located in Iowa, Manitoba and Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Budd.

Communities near Budd ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Budd.

• Streator
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streator
  • Streator is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streator <5>
• Pontiac
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <5>
• Marseilles
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
  • Marseilles is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <5>
• Dwight
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Dwight is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <5>
• Seneca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Seneca has also been known as:
  • Crotty
  • Seneca village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
• Gardner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <5>
• Flanagan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanagan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
  • Flanagan is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanagan <5>
• Odell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <5>
• Mazon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazon
  • Mazon is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mazon <5>
• South Wilmington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
  • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Budd. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Budd.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Budd. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Budd.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Budd. See our Newspapers Page for Budd.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Budd ...

Looking for more information about Budd? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Budd, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Budd.

Adding Budd to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Budd in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Budd was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Budd post office opened in 1883.

We also found Budd in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Budd.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Budd. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov