Welcome to Buckeye City ...

Buckeye City is located in Knox County<1>.

The location of Buckeye City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Buckeye City: BUCK-eye<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buckeye City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Buckeye City is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Buckeye City is located in the (740) area code.

Communities near Buckeye City ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Millersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <5>
• Loudonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
  • Loudonville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <5>
• Fredericktown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
  • Fredericktown is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <5>
• Gambier
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gambier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambier
  • Gambier is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gambier <5>
• Utica
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
• Bellville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Bellville has also been known as:
  • McClures Settlement
  • McClure
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <5>
• Killbuck
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killbuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killbuck
  • Killbuck is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killbuck <5>
• Butler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <5>
• Perrysville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
  • Perrysville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckeye City ...

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

Adding Buckeye City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buckeye City in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Buckeye City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Buckeye City post office opened in 1882.

We also found Buckeye City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buckeye City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buckeye City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/