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Welcome to Buck Run ...

Buck Run is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buck Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.

Buck Run is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Buck Run ...

While we believe that this Buck Run is located in Schuylkill County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Buck Run. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chester and Indiana County.

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

Communities near Buck Run ...

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

  • Pottsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shamokin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <3>
  • Tamaqua
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Carmel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Shenandoah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Minersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mahanoy City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Frackville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Orwigsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buck Run ...

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

Adding Buck Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buck Run 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 Buck Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Buck Run post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buck Run.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Schuylkill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buck Run - 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.
<4>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/