Welcome to Buckner ...

Buckner is located

Buckner is located in Parker County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buckner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Buckner is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Buckner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Buckner: This one is located in Parker County and the other is located in Collin County.

Beyond Texas, there are 13 communities that are also named Buckner - they are located in Arkansas (2), Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Buckner ...

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

• Weatherford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
  • Weatherford is located in Parker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weatherford <4>
• Mineral Wells
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
  • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <4>
• Granbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granbury
  • Granbury is located in Hood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granbury <4>
• Willow Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park
  • Willow Park is located in Parker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Park <4>
• Aledo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
  • Aledo is located in Parker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <4>
• Hudson Oaks
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Oaks
  • Hudson Oaks is located in Parker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Oaks <4>
• Annetta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
  • Annetta is located in Parker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
• DeCordova
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
  • DeCordova is located in Hood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
• Cresson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
  • Cresson is located in Hood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <4>
• Tolar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar
  • Tolar is located in Hood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolar <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckner ...

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

Adding Buckner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Buckner post office opened in 1884.

We also found Buckner in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buckner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Parker County: www.co.parker.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/