Welcome to Buckeye ...

Buckeye is located in Dickinson County<1>.

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

Buckeye is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Buckeye is within the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Buckeye ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Buckeye: This one is located in Dickinson County and the other is located in Trego County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 30 communities that are also named Buckeye - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (3), Colorado, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buckeye.

Communities near Buckeye ...

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

• Junction City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
• Abilene
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
  • Abilene is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abilene <3>
• Chapman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
  • Chapman is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapman <3>
• Solomon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
  • Solomon is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solomon <3>
• Wakefield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <3>
• Enterprise
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <3>
• Milford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
• Manchester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
• Longford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longford
  • Longford is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Longford has also been known as:
  • Longford Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longford <3>
• Oak Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckeye ...

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

Adding Buckeye to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buckeye in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Buckeye post office opened in 1900.

We also found Buckeye on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buckeye.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dickinson County: www.dkcoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/