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.
Further reading
External links
- Buckeye Colony Bibliography Kansas Historical Society
- Dickinson County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
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Municipalities and communities of Dickinson County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Abilene
- Abilene
- Carlton
- Chapman
- Enterprise
- Herington‡
- Hope
- Manchester
- Solomon‡
- Woodbine
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communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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39°02′48″N 97°10′01″W / 39.04667°N 97.16694°W / 39.04667; -97.16694
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