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Welcome to Bucknell ...

Bucknell is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bucknell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.

Bucknell is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bucknell: 641

Communities Also Named Bucknell ...

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

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

Communities near Bucknell ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Chariton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Albia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Melcher - Dallas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
  • Moravia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Russell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lovilia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bussey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bussey is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Lacona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Harvey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Harvey is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 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 Bucknell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bucknell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bucknell ...

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

Adding Bucknell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bucknell 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 Bucknell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bucknell post office opened in 1921. The Bucknell post office closed in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bucknell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bucknell - 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.
<4>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/