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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Buckley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Buckley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Buckley, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Buckley (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Buckley. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Buckley is historic, it would have been located within present day Greene County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greene County: Christian, Dade, Dallas, Lawrence, Polk & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Buckley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buckley:
- Greene County (The home county of Buckley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckley, with the one closest to Buckley listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Ash Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bois D'Arc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brookline Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Battlefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Langston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Mumford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Barton County
- Golden City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckley, with the one closest to Buckley listed first.
- Umber View Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Stockton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Caplinger Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Jerico Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckley, with the one closest to Buckley listed first.
- Republic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Billings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clever
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cassidy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Nixa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <2>
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckley, with the one closest to Buckley listed first.
- Dadeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Everton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Corry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Pilgrim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Glen Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Arcola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Lockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckley, with the one closest to Buckley listed first.
- Charity ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory County
- Elkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckley, with the one closest to Buckley listed first.
- Halltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Heatonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Miller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Round Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Red Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Hoberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckley, with the one closest to Buckley listed first.
- Graydon Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Eudora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Morrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wishart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Aldrich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fair Play
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bolivar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodnight
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Tin Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Dunnegan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Stone County
- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckley, with the one closest to Buckley listed first.
- Elkland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Conklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Northview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buckley, see our County-by-County Page for Buckley.
Cemeteries Near Buckley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buckley.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Buckley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buckley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buckley, with the one closest to Buckley listed first.
- Lemmon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Williamson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leeper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring Memorial Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- Hubbard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wesley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Buckley itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 66 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buckley, with the one closest to Buckley listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Graydon Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Harold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harold is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Pearl
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Sacville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sacville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacville
- Cave Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Morrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orleans is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Gresham ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gresham is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Wishart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Ash Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Dadeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aldrich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Emmett ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emmett is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buckley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buckley.
Newspapers Published in Buckley ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buckley, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buckley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Buckley:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Cedar County
- Christian County
- Dade County
- Dallas County
- Hickory County
- Lawrence County
- Polk County
- Stone County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buckley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buckley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |