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Welcome to Bucklodge ...

Bucklodge is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bucklodge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Bucklodge is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Bucklodge ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Bucklodge ...

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

  • Frederick
    (15 miles [24.1 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 <4>
  • Rockville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaithersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Leesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 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 <4>
  • Herndon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Herndon is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <4>
  • Mount Airy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brunswick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Poolesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chevy Chase
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Kensington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bucklodge ...

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

Adding Bucklodge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bucklodge post office opened in 1885. The Bucklodge post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bucklodge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bucklodge - 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 Bucklodge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Bucklodge 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.
<5>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/