Welcome to Buck Creek ...

Buck Creek is located in Richland County<1>.

The location of Buck Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buck Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

A typical abbreviation for Buck Creek: Buck Crk. (or less commonly used: Buck Ck. or Buck Cr.)

Buck Creek is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Buck Creek is within the boundaries of the (608) area code.

Communities Also Named Buck Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Buck Creek - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Georgia (3), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Mississippi, Missouri and Texas.

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

Communities near Buck Creek ...

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

• Reedsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
  • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
• Richland Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
  • Richland Center is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
• Hillsboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
• Muscoda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscoda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
  • Muscoda is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
• Lone Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
  • Lone Rock is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
• Wonewoc
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonewoc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
  • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
• Plain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
  • Plain is located in Sauk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
• La Farge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
  • La Farge is located in Vernon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
• Viola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  • Viola is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
• Avoca
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Avoca is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people

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

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

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

Adding Buck Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buck Creek 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 Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Buck Creek post office opened in 1869.

We also found Buck Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buck Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Richland County: www.co.richland.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/