Welcome to Buckley Camp ...
So far, we found very little information about Buckley Camp. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Buckley Camp to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Buckley Camp, please Contact Us.
Buckley Camp would have been located within present day Mineral County<2>.
The location of Buckley Camp has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Buckley Camp is 5,410 feet [1,649 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Buckley Camp is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Buckley Camp was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Buckley Camp still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities near Buckley Camp ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Buckley Camp.
- Babbitt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbitt
- Babbitt is located in Mineral County
- Hawthorne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Hawthorne is located in Mineral County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <5>
- Kinkaid
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Copper Run ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Run
- Copper Run is located in Mineral County
- Schurz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schurz
- Schurz is located in Mineral County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schurz <5>
- Luning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luning
- Luning is located in Mineral County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luning <5>
- Wichman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichman
- Wichman 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 Buckley Camp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buckley Camp.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buckley Camp. 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 Buckley Camp.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckley Camp. See our Newspapers Page for Buckley Camp.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Buckley Camp, 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 Mineral, 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 Buckley Camp - 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. |