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Welcome to Bucks Corners ...

Bucks Corners is located in Umatilla County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bucks Corners: Bucks Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bucks Corners for more information about variations on the name of Bucks Corners.

Bucks Corners is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bucks Corners lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bucks Corners: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Bucks Corners ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bucks Corners - they are located in Connecticut and Michigan (2).

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

Communities near Bucks Corners ...

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

  • Hermiston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Umatilla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Boardman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Stanfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Irrigon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Echo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Echo is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <4>
  • Ordnance ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ordnance is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
  • Power City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Power City is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
  • Cold Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Plymouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Plymouth is located in Benton County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bucks Corners ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Umatilla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bucks Corners - 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Bucks Corners area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Bucks Corners 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.