Welcome to Buck ...

Buck is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buck, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

Buck is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Buck is within the boundaries of the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Buck ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Buck - they are located in Kentucky, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Buck ...

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

• Lancaster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
• Columbia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
• Millersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <3>
• Oxford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
• New Holland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <3>
• New Freedom
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <3>
• East Petersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Petersburg
  • East Petersburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Petersburg <3>
• Parkesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkesburg
  • Parkesburg is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkesburg <3>
• Akron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <3>
• Strasburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buck ...

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

Adding Buck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buck 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Buck post office opened in 1830.

We also found Buck in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buck.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/