Buckeye, Indiana

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

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
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHuntington
TownshipSalamonie
Elevation
860 ft (260 m)
ZIP code
46792
FIPS code18-08830[1]
GNIS feature ID431742[2]

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]

Geography

Buckeye is located at 40°41′28″N 85°21′14″W.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Buckeye, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  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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