Welcome to Buck Valley ...
Buck Valley is located in Fulton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Buck Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.
A typical abbreviation for Buck Valley: Buck Vly. (or less commonly used: Buck Vally. or Buck Vlly.)
Buck Valley is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Buck Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Buck Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buck Valley.
- Bedford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bedford is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
- Everett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Everett is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <4>
- Hancock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
- McConnellsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
- McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <4>
- Bath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Paw Paw
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Paw Paw is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <4>
- Rainsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Valley-Hi
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Purcell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Purcell is located in Bedford County
- Robinsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robinsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
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 Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buck Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buck Valley. 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 Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buck Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Buck Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buck Valley ...
Looking for more information about Buck Valley? 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 Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Buck Valley.
Adding Buck Valley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Buck Valley 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 for Buck Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Buck Valley post office opened in 1860.
We also found Buck Valley in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Buck Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buck Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buck Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |