Welcome to Buladean ...

Buladean is located in Mitchell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buladean, you might consider that their post office opened in 1918.

Buladean is 2,770 feet [844 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Buladean is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Buladean lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Buladean: 828

Communities near Buladean ...

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

• Johnson City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnson City is located in Washington County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
  • Former names for Johnson City:
  • Blue Plum Station
  • Haynesville
  • Johnsons Depot
  • Johnsons Tank
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Johnson City
  • From Buladean to Johnson City
• East Ridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Ridge is located in Washington County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
• Shell Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
• Elizabethton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Elizabethton is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elizabethton
  • From Buladean to Elizabethton
• Erwin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <3>
• Onks
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Onks is located in Washington County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,715 people
• Camelot Two
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Camelot Two is located in Washington County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
• Unicoi
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Unicoi
  • From Buladean to Unicoi
• Woodby Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
• Spruce Pine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spruce Pine
  • From Buladean to Spruce Pine

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buladean ...

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

Adding Buladean to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buladean 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 (so far) for Buladean was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Buladean post office opened in 1918. The Buladean post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buladean.