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Welcome to Buck Grove ...

The city of Buck Grove is located in Crawford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buck Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for Buck Grove: Buck Grv.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Buck Grove has a population of 43 people<2> (see below for details).

Buck Grove is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Buck Grove: 712

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Buck Grove had an population of 43 people (or a decrease of 12.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Buck Grove had a population of 43 people. This makes Buck Grove the county's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 43 people, the population of Buck Grove decreased 12.24% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 49 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Buck Grove.

Communities Also Named Buck Grove ...

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

Beyond Iowa, there are 3 communities that are also named Buck Grove - they are located in Kansas and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Buck Grove ...

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

  • Denison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Harlan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Manning
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Dunlap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Schleswig
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Manilla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dow City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Charter Oak
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Vail
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vail is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <4>
  • Earling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Earling is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buck Grove ...

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

Adding Buck Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Buck Grove post office opened in 1887. The Buck Grove post office closed in 1968.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buck Grove.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Buck Grove.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buck Grove - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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