Buckeye, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Buckeye is located in Indiana
Buckeye
Buckeye
Buckeye is located in the United States
Buckeye
Buckeye
Coordinates: 40°41′28″N 85°21′14″W / 40.69111°N 85.35389°W / 40.69111; -85.35389
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHuntington
TownshipSalamonie
Elevation
[1]
860 ft (260 m)
ZIP code
46792
FIPS code18-08830[2]
GNIS feature ID431742[1]

Buckeye is an unincorporated community in Salamonie Township, Huntington County, Indiana.

History

Buckeye had its start in the year 1879 by the building of the railroad through that territory.[3] A post office was established at Buckeye in 1879, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1920.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckeye, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 154.
  4. ^ "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 18, 2014.


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