Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Buck Creek (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Buck Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Buck Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Buckcreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Buck Creek: Buck Crk. (or less commonly used: Buck Ck. or Buck Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Buck Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buck Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Buck Creek is located in Tippecanoe County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tippecanoe County: Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Warren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Buck Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buck Creek:
- Tippecanoe County (The home county of Buck Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Creek, with the one closest to Buck Creek listed first.
- Americus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Delp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Battle Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- West Lafayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Stockwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Shadeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Montmorenci
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Clarks Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Creek, with the one closest to Buck Creek listed first.
- Otterbein
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Templeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Atkinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wadena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Fowler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Creek, with the one closest to Buck Creek listed first.
- Thorntown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pike
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Hazelrigg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Creek, with the one closest to Buck Creek listed first.
- Pyrmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Ockley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Radnor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Owasco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Delphi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prince William
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Bringhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Cutler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Yeoman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Flora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Creek, with the one closest to Buck Creek listed first.
- Young America
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Clymers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Lake Cicott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Deacon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Dunkirk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Logansport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galveston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Verona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Creek, with the one closest to Buck Creek listed first.
- Edna Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Rossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sedalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Cambria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Geetingsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Fickle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Beard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Middlefork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Frankfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Colfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Michigantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Creek, with the one closest to Buck Creek listed first.
- Roberts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Newtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Attica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mellott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Creek, with the one closest to Buck Creek listed first.
- Shanghai
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Judson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Russiaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Middleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Jasper County
- Remington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Creek, with the one closest to Buck Creek listed first.
- Linden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bowers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- New Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Darlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Wingate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Shannondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Smartsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Tipton County
- Groomsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Creek, with the one closest to Buck Creek listed first.
- Green Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Independence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Pine Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Creek, with the one closest to Buck Creek listed first.
- Springboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Brookston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chalmers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Reynolds
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Idaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Indiana Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Norway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Burnettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Sitka
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Wolcott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Monon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buck Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Buck Creek.
Cemeteries Near Buck Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buck Creek.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Buck Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buck Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buck Creek, with the one closest to Buck Creek listed first.
- Hollywood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Americus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Battle Ground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pretty Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swisher - Hurtz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Vale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- Swank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harvey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Buck Creek had a population of 169 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buck Creek, with the one closest to Buck Creek listed first.
- Heath
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heath is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Americus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Colburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colburn is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburn
- Monitor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Monitor is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Pyrmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Battle Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pettit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Edna Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Ockley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Radnor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Ash Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Owasco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Harley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buck Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buck Creek.
Newspapers Published in Buck Creek ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buck Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buck Creek, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buck Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Buck Creek:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Tippecanoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Fountain County
- Howard County
- Jasper County
- Montgomery County
- Tipton County
- Warren County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buck Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buck Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |