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Welcome to Buckner ...

Buckner is located in DeKalb County<1>.

Buckner is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Buckner (for example, toward Lakemont Heights), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Buckner: 615 & 629<3>

Communities Also Named Buckner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Buckner - they are located in Arkansas (2), Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Buckner ...

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

  • Cookeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Temperance Hall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Sparta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Smithville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lafayette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Pekin ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pekin is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
  • Bluff Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
  • Baxter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • South Carthage
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • South Carthage is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
  • Gordonsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buckner - 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Buckner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Buckner 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.