Welcome to Buel ...

Buel is located in McLean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Buel is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Buel, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Buel: (270)

Communities Also Named Buel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Buel - they are located in Kansas, Michigan, Nevada, New York and Texas.

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

Communities near Buel ...

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

• Owensboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
  • Owensboro is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensboro <3>
• Central City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <3>
• Beaver Dam
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Beaver Dam is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Dam <3>
• Hartford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <3>
• Sebree
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
  • Sebree is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebree <3>
• Livermore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <3>
• Calhoun
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Calhoun is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Former names for Calhoun:
  • Calhoon
  • Fort Vienna
  • Vienna Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <3>
• Hanson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
  • Hanson is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanson <3>
• Whitesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Whitesville is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <3>
• Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Island is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island <3>

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 Buel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buel.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buel. 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 Buel.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buel ...

Looking for more information about Buel? 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 Buel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Buel.

Adding Buel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buel 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 Buel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Buel post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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