Buckeye, Indiana

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Buckeye, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Buckeye
Coordinates: 40°41′28″N85°21′14″W / 40.69111°N 85.35389°W / 40.69111; -85.35389
Country United States
State Indiana
County Huntington
Township Salamonie
Elevation
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860 ft (260 m)
ZIP code
46792
FIPS code 18-08830 [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. 1 2 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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