Welcome to Buck Knob ...

Buck Knob is located in Scott County<1>.

The location of Buck Knob has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buck Knob, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Buck Knob is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Buck Knob lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Buck Knob is within the boundaries of the (479) area code.

Communities near Buck Knob ...

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

• Mena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
  • Mena is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mena <4>
• Waldron
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
  • Waldron is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldron <4>
• Oden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
  • Oden is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <4>
• Parks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
  • Parks is located in Scott County
• Boles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
  • Boles is located in Scott County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boles <4>
• Y City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
  • Y City is located in Scott County
• Harvey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Harvey is located in Scott County
• Pencil Bluff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pencil Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencil Bluff
  • Pencil Bluff is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pencil Bluff <4>
• Whitetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
  • Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
• Board Camp
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
  • Board Camp is located in Polk County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buck Knob ...

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

Adding Buck Knob to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buck Knob 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 for Buck Knob was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Buck Knob post office opened in 1874.

We also found Buck Knob on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buck Knob.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/