Welcome to Buckroe ...

Buckroe is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Buckroe is located in Marquette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buckroe, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Buckroe is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Buckroe, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Buckroe: 906

Communities near Buckroe ...

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

• Marquette
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
  • Marquette is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marquette
  • From Buckroe to Marquette
• Ishpeming
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishpeming
  • Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ishpeming <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ishpeming
  • From Buckroe to Ishpeming
• Negaunee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negaunee
  • Negaunee is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Negaunee <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Negaunee
  • From Buckroe to Negaunee
• Forestville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forestville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Forestville is located in Marquette County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Forestville
  • From Buckroe to Forestville
• Sugar Loaf
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Loaf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
  • Sugar Loaf is located in Marquette County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sugar Loaf
  • From Buckroe to Sugar Loaf
• Trowbridge Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge Park
  • Trowbridge Park is located in Marquette County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Trowbridge Park
  • From Buckroe to Trowbridge Park
• Brookton Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton Corners
  • Brookton Corners is located in Marquette County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brookton Corners
  • From Buckroe to Brookton Corners
• Homeier
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homeier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeier
  • Homeier is located in Marquette County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Homeier
  • From Buckroe to Homeier
• Alder
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
  • Alder is located in Marquette County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alder
  • From Buckroe to Alder
• Big Bay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
  • Big Bay is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Bay <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Bay
  • From Buckroe to Big Bay

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckroe ...

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

Adding Buckroe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buckroe 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 Buckroe was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Buckroe in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buckroe.