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Welcome to Buddle ...

Buddle is located in Wythe County<1>.

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

Buddle is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Buddle is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Buddle: 276

Communities near Buddle ...

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

  • Pulaski
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Wytheville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Galax
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hillsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dublin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fries
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Austinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Chiswell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
  • Shorts Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buddle ...

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

Adding Buddle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buddle in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Buddle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Buddle post office opened in 1900. The Buddle post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buddle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Wythe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buddle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/