Buckeye is an unincorporated community in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

Buckeye was started as a colony/settlement by Universalist preacher Vear P. Wilson. Buckeye colony had nearly two hundred settlers and a church built by 1870.[2]

Buckeye had a post office from 1900 until 1904.[3]

Education

The community is served by Chapman USD 473 public school district.

References

  1. ^ "Buckeye, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ Smith, Jessica (2013). "Morality and Money: A Look at how the Respectable Community Battled the Sporting Community over Prostitution in Kansas Cowtowns, 1867-1885" (PDF). Kansas State University.
  3. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Dickinson County, Kansas

External links

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Municipalities and communities of Dickinson County, Kansas, United States
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