Welcome to Buell ...

Buell is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Buell is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Buell lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Buell: (503) and (971)<3>

Communities Also Named Buell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Buell - they are located in Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Buell ...

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

• Salem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Keizer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keizer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keizer
  • Keizer is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keizer <4>
• McMinnville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
  • McMinnville is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <4>
• Dallas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <4>
• Independence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Monmouth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
  • Monmouth is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <4>
• Sheridan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <4>
• Willamina
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamina
  • Willamina is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willamina <4>
• Amity
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
  • Amity is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <4>
• Falls City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
  • Falls City is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buell ...

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

Adding Buell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buell 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 Buell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Buell post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/