Budd, Illinois

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Budd, Illinois
Budd is located in Illinois
Budd
Budd
Budd is located in the United States
Budd
Budd
Coordinates: 41°05′56″N 88°37′23″W / 41.09889°N 88.62306°W / 41.09889; -88.62306Coordinates: 41°05′56″N 88°37′23″W / 41.09889°N 88.62306°W / 41.09889; -88.62306
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyLivingston
TownshipSunbury
Elevation
705 ft (215 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61313
Area code(s)815 & 779
GNIS feature ID422513[1]

Budd is an unincorporated community in section 2 of Sunbury Township, Livingston County, Illinois, United States. Budd is 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Streator and 11 miles (18 km) west of Dwight, Illinois. Budd has ZIP code 61313.[2]

History

Budd was situated on the Three-I Railroad (now CSX), nearly midway between the cities of Streator and Dwight. In 1909, William Cahill was in charge of the town's grain elevator and John Hughes ran a general store. There was also a post office which is no longer open.[3]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Livingston County, Edited by Newton Bateman, Paul Selby, Christopher C. Strawn, Fordyce B. Johnson and George H. Franzen; Munsell Publishing Company, Chicago, 1909, p. 830