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Welcome to Buck Creek Ferry ...

Buck Creek Ferry is located in Greene County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Buck Creek Ferry: Buck Crk. Ferry (or less commonly used: Buck Ck. Ferry or Buck Cr. Ferry)

Buck Creek Ferry is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Buck Creek Ferry: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Buck Creek Ferry ...

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

  • Tuscaloosa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Northport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Eutaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Moundville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Coker
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <4>
  • Akron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Union is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Ralph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oak Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Oak Village is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
  • Powers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Powers is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buck Creek Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buck Creek Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Buck Creek Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Buck Creek Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.