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Welcome to Buckeystown ...

Buckeystown is located in Frederick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buckeystown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.

Buckeystown is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Buckeystown: 21717<4>

Websites for Buckeystown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

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

Communities near Buckeystown ...

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

  • Frederick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
  • Gaithersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Leesburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
  • Mount Airy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Thurmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Brunswick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Walkersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Poolesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Middletown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Boonsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Buckeystown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buckeystown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckeystown ...

Looking for more information about Buckeystown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Buckeystown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Buckeystown.

Adding Buckeystown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buckeystown 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 Buckeystown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Buckeystown post office opened in 1826.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buckeystown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buckeystown - 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 Buckeystown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Buckeystown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Buckeystown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Buckeystown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/