Welcome to Buckeye ...
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.
Buckeye would have been located within present day Highland County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Buckeye, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Buckeye is 2,270 feet [692 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Buckeye is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Buckeye was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Buckeye was located: 540 & 826<4>
Communities Also Named Buckeye ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Buckeye: This one is located in Highland County and the other is located in Hanover County.
Beyond Virginia, there are 30 communities that are also named Buckeye - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (3), Colorado, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buckeye.
Communities near Buckeye ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buckeye.
- Marlinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlinton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlinton
- Marlinton is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlinton <6>
- Durbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Durbin is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <6>
- Monterey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Highland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <6>
- Bolar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County
- Frost
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Burnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Clover Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clover Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Green Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Green Bank is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Bank <6>
- Sitlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sitlington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
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 Buckeye. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buckeye.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buckeye. 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 Buckeye.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckeye. See our Newspapers Page for Buckeye.
Adding Buckeye to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Buckeye in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Buckeye was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Buckeye post office opened in 1889.
We also found Buckeye in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Buckeye.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Highland County: www.highlandcova.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Highland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buckeye - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Buckeye area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Buckeye area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |