Buckbee, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Buckbee, Wisconsin
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Waupaca
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:827
Coordinates:44.6489°N -88.835°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:54950
Area Code:715 & 534
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1577529 [1]

Buckbee, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the Town of Larrabee, Waupaca County, Wisconsin.[1] [2]

Transportation

It is located about 1miles southeast of Marion along U.S. Route 45.

History

The community is named for J.E. Buckbee, a Union colonel in the American Civil War.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Dictionary of Wisconsin History
  3. William H. Stennett, A history of the origin of the place names connected with the North Western Line, p. 49.