Welcome to Buckeye ...

Buckeye is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buckeye, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Buckeye is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Buckeye is located in the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Buckeye ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Buckeye - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (3), Colorado, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Buckeye ...

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

• Alexandria
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Pineville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <4>
• Marksville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
  • Marksville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marksville <4>
• Ball
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
  • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <4>
• Pollock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
  • Pollock is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <4>
• Creola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
  • Creola is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Creola has also been known as:
  • Creola village
• North Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
  • North Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
• Center Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <4>
• Libuse
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libuse
  • Libuse is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Libuse <4>
• Kolin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolin
  • Kolin is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kolin <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckeye ...

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

Adding Buckeye to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Buckeye post office opened in 1894.

We also found Buckeye on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buckeye.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buckeye. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/