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Welcome to Buckeye ...

Buckeye is located in Larimer County<1>.

Buckeye is 5,660 feet [1,725 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Buckeye is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Buckeye: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Buckeye ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Buckeye - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (3), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), 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.

  • Fort Collins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Wellington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nunn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bulger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bulger is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulger
  • Livermore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Waverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Waverly is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Carr
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Laporte
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bellvue
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Dover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dover is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover

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 (so far) for Buckeye was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buckeye.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Larimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buckeye - 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 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Buckeye area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Buckeye 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.