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Welcome to Buck Creek Landing ...

Buck Creek Landing is located in McCurtain County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Buck Creek Landing: Buck Crk. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Buck Ck. Lndg. or Buck Cr. Lndg.)

Buck Creek Landing is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Buck Creek Landing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Buck Creek Landing: 580

Communities near Buck Creek Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buck Creek Landing.

  • De Queen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Broken Bow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Horatio
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Horatio is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horatio <3>
  • Lockesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Grannis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Grannis is located in Polk County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Haworth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Winthrop
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Winthrop is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <3>
  • Gillham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gillham is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Cerrogordo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Process City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Process City is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buck Creek Landing ...

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

Adding Buck Creek Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buck Creek Landing 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 (so far) for Buck Creek Landing was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buck Creek Landing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including McCurtain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buck Creek Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.