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Welcome to Buckeye ...

Buckeye is located in Pocahontas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buckeye, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Buckeye is 2,100 feet [640 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Buckeye: 304 & 681<3>

The ZIP code for Buckeye: 24924<4>

Communities Also Named Buckeye ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Virginia (2) and Washington.

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlinton <6>
  • Hillsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <6>
  • Falling Spring
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
    • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Edray
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Huntersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Onoto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Thorny Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Frost
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frost. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Frost is located in Pocahontas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Frost
    • From Buckeye to Frost
  • Loveridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loveridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
    • Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Loveridge
    • From Buckeye to Loveridge

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckeye ...

Looking for more information about Buckeye? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Buckeye, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Buckeye.

Adding Buckeye to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buckeye 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 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 1882.

We also found Buckeye in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buckeye.

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pocahontas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buckeye - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Buckeye area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. 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).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Buckeye). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Buckeye or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/




 

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