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Welcome to Buchanan ...

Buchanan is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buchanan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Buchanan is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Buchanan: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Buchanan ...

While we believe that this Buchanan is located in Pike County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Buchanan. Those communities are located in the following counties: Monroe and Perry County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 33 communities that are also named Buchanan - they are located in California (3), Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska (2), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buchanan.

Communities near Buchanan ...

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

  • Chillicothe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Waverly City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Waverly City is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
    • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
  • Waverly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Piketon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Frankfort
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bainbridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • South Salem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rarden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buchanan ...

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

Adding Buchanan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Buchanan post office opened in 1883. The Buchanan post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buchanan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buchanan - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Buchanan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Buchanan 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/