Buckskin, Indiana

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Buckskin, Indiana
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Coordinates: 38°13′42″N87°24′43″W / 38.22833°N 87.41194°W / 38.22833; -87.41194
Country United States
State Indiana
County Gibson
Township Barton
Elevation
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459 ft (140 m)
Population
 (2007)
  Total79
Time zone UTC-6 (Central Standard)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central Daylight)
ZIP code
47647
Area code 812
FIPS code 18-08848 [2]
GNIS feature ID431754 [1]

Buckskin is a small unincorporated community in Barton Township, Gibson County, Indiana. Although unincorporated, Buckskin has the ZIP code 47647.

Contents

A post office was established at Buckskin in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1989. [3]

Geography

Buckskin is located at 38°13′42″N87°24′43″W / 38.22833°N 87.41194°W / 38.22833; -87.41194 . Nearby towns are Mackey and Somerville.

Schools

Buckskin and the easternmost half of Gibson County is served by the East Gibson School Corporation which currently operates five schools:

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckskin, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Gibson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 11, 2014.