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Welcome to Buckeye Crossroads ...

Buckeye Crossroads is located in Baca County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Buckeye Crossroads: Buckeye Xrds.

Buckeye Crossroads is 3,760 feet [1,146 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Buckeye Crossroads is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Buckeye Crossroads lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Buckeye Crossroads (for example, toward Manter (KS)), you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Buckeye Crossroads: 719

Communities near Buckeye Crossroads ...

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

  • Walsh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Manter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Manter is located in Stanton County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manter <3>
  • Two Buttes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Minneapolis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Minneapolis is located in Baca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
  • Stonington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Johnson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Johnson is located in Stanton County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <3>
  • Vilas
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Platt City ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Platt City is located in Stanton County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt City
    • Platt City has also been known as:
    • Platt
  • Richfield
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Richfield is located in Morton County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Springfield
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckeye Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Baca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buckeye Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.