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Welcome to Bucklands Station ...

So far, we found very little information about Bucklands Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bucklands Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bucklands Station, please Contact Us.


Bucklands Station would have been located within present day Lyon County<2>.


The location of Bucklands Station has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


A typical abbreviation for Bucklands Station: Bucklands Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bucklands Station for more information about variations on the name of Bucklands Station.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bucklands Station is 4,190 feet [1,277 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Bucklands Station is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Bucklands Station was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Bucklands Station once stood is in the (775) area code.

Communities near Bucklands Station ...

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

  • Silver Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Stagecoach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
    • Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
  • Wabuska
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
    • Wabuska is located in Lyon County
  • Lahontan City ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
    • Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
  • Carson Rapids City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
    • Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
  • Sutro ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
    • Sutro is located in Lyon County
  • Dayton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Diatom
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diatom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diatom
    • Diatom is located in Churchill County
  • Flowery City ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowery City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
    • Flowery City is located in Storey County
  • Johntown ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johntown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
    • Johntown is located in Lyon County

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

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

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

The official website for Lyon County: www.lyon-county.org/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/

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 Bucklands Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bucklands Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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