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Welcome to Buck Creek ...

Although we found mention of Buck Creek during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Buck Creek was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Buck Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Buck Creek, please Contact Us.


The location of Buck Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Buck Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Buck Creek is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Buck Creek might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

We believe that Buck Creek would be found within the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Buck Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Buck Creek - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Georgia (3), Indiana, Iowa (2), 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.

  • Lawrence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Basehor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basehor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
    • Basehor is located in Leavenworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <4>
  • De Soto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
    • De Soto is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
  • Eudora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tonganoxie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
    • Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <4>
  • Baldwin City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin City
    • Baldwin City is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin City <4>
  • Oskaloosa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oskaloosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
    • Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <4>
  • Perry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
  • McLouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLouth
    • McLouth is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLouth <4>
  • Meriden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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.

Adding Buck Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buck Creek 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 for Buck Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jfcountyks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Buck Creek and then turned west". While Buck Creek could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Buck Creek as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Buck Creek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buck Creek - 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.




 

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