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Welcome to Buck Neck ...

Buck Neck is located in Kent County<1>.

Buck Neck is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Buck Neck: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Buck Neck ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.kentchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Buck Neck, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Buck Neck ...

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

  • Aberdeen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Havre de Grace
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Chestertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Centreville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rock Hall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Church Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Queenstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Cecilton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Millington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Galena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buck Neck ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buck Neck - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Buck Neck area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Buck Neck 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.