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Welcome to Buyck ...

Buyck is located in Elmore County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Buyck, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Buyck is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Buyck: (334)

Communities Also Named Buyck ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Buyck - it's located in Minnesota.

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

Communities near Buyck ...

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

  • Prattville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Millbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Millbrook is located in Autauga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <4>
  • Wetumpka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Elmore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Coosada
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Deatsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
    • Deatsville is located in Elmore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <4>
  • Eclectic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Rockford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Holtville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
    • Holtville is located in Elmore County
    • Holtville has also been known as:
    • Slapout
  • Adkin Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
    • Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
    • Adkin Hill has also been known as:
    • Atkins Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buyck ...

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

Adding Buyck to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Buyck post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buyck.

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

The official website for Elmore County: www.elmoreco.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Elmore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buyck - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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