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Welcome to Buck Creek ...

Buck Creek is located in Delaware County<1>.

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

Buck Creek is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Buck Creek: 563

Communities Also Named Buck Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Buck Creek: This one is located in Delaware County and the other is located in Bremer County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 14 communities that are also named Buck Creek - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Georgia (3), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Buck Creek ...

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

  • Anamosa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Manchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dyersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Monticello
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cascade
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Farley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Central City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Springville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Earlville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Alburnett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buck Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buck Creek - 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.