Buckeye, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Dickinson County, Kansas

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

^ "Buckeye, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
^ 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.
^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

External links

Buckeye Colony Bibliography Kansas Historical Society
Dickinson County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

Municipalities and communities of Dickinson County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Abilene

Cities

Abilene
Carlton
Chapman
Enterprise
Herington‡
Hope
Manchester
Solomon‡
Woodbine

Unincorporated
communities

Townships

Footnotes

†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.