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Welcome to Buck Lodge ...

Buck Lodge is located in Prince George's County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Buck Lodge: Buck Ldg. (or less commonly used: Buck Ldge.)

Buck Lodge is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Buck Lodge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Buck Lodge: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Buck Lodge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Buck Lodge - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Buck Lodge ...

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

  • Arlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
  • Alexandria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rockville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gaithersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
  • Laurel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Greenbelt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
  • Hyattsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Takoma Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vienna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Vienna is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <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 Buck Lodge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buck Lodge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buck Lodge ...

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

Adding Buck Lodge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buck Lodge 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 Lodge was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Prince George's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buck Lodge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Buck Lodge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Buck Lodge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.