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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Buckeye. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Buckeye to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Buckeye, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Buckeye (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Buckeye. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Buckeye is historic, it would have been located within present day Highland County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Highland County: Augusta, Bath, Pendleton (WV) & Pocahontas (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Buckeye. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buckeye:
- Highland County (The home county of Buckeye)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckeye, with the one closest to Buckeye listed first.
- Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Clover Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Hightown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Monterey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Possum Trot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Trot is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Palo Alto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palo Alto is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Alleghany County
- Griffith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckeye, with the one closest to Buckeye listed first.
- Deerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Marble Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- West Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Augusta is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Augusta
- Craigsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Chapin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckeye, with the one closest to Buckeye listed first.
- Bolar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Burnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Mountain Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Bath Alum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Warm Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Mitchelltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Yost
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Millboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Healing Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Carloover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rockbridge County
- Goshen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- Neola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Pendleton County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckeye, with the one closest to Buckeye listed first.
- Harper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Dry Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Run is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Moyers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moyers is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Sugar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Zigler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zigler is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
- Circleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pocahontas County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckeye, with the one closest to Buckeye listed first.
- Frost
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Green Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sitlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Arbovale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thorny Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Durbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Frank
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Frank is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Thornwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
- Edray
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Marlinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Onoto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Randolph County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckeye, with the one closest to Buckeye listed first.
- Mingo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Head
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Monterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Lee Bell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buckeye, see our County-by-County Page for Buckeye.
Cemeteries Near Buckeye ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buckeye.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Buckeye - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buckeye covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buckeye, with the one closest to Buckeye listed first.
- Doyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lightner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stony Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cleek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Griffin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dilly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buzzard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buzzard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shinaberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lindsay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (48 more) ...
- Bussard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gragg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Buckeye itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buckeye, with the one closest to Buckeye listed first.
- Mill Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Gap is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Gap
- Bolar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Sunrise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Frost
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Vanderpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderpool is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool
- Dunmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Clover Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Green Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Hightown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dilleys Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dilleys Mill is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilleys Mill
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Monterey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buckeye. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buckeye.
Newspapers Published in Buckeye ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckeye.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buckeye, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buckeye.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Buckeye:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Highland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Augusta County
- Bath County
- Rockbridge County
- Greenbrier County
- Pendleton County
- Pocahontas County
- Randolph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buckeye, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buckeye) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |