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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Bud is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States, along Barkers Creek and West Virginia Route 10. As of the 2020 census, its population was 347 (down from 487 at the 2010 census). The community has the name of Bud Adams, a businessperson in the local logging industry.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 487 to 347 (-29%). Half of its homes were built before 1955.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bud yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Bud is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bud has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Itmann Company Store and Office in Itmann, 4 miles away.

Bud and the nearest listed places

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Itmann Company Store and OfficeMullens Historic DistrictWyco ChurchAlgoma Coal and Coke Company StoreAshland Company StoreEmpire Coal Company Store

Closest to Bud

Itmann Company Store and OfficeItmann · Building4miMullens Historic DistrictMullens · District4miWyco ChurchCorinne · Building5.6miAlgoma Coal and Coke Company StoreNorthfork · Building7.7miAshland Company StoreCrumpler · Built 19078.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Itmann Company Store and Office’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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📜 Mullens📜 Northfork📜 Keystone📜 Pineville
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Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/19 · 2025-01-01
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