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]
Budd, Illinois | |
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Coordinates: 41°05′56″N 88°37′23″W / 41.09889°N 88.62306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Livingston |
Township | Sunbury |
Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 61313 |
Area code(s) | 815 & 779 |
GNIS feature ID | 422513[1] |
History
editBudd 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
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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