Buckeye, Kansas Explained

Buckeye is an unincorporated community in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States.

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.[1]

Buckeye had a post office from 1900 until 1904.[2]

Education

The community is served by Chapman USD 473 public school district.

External links

39.0467°N -97.1669°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morality and Money: A Look at how the Respectable Community Battled the Sporting Community over Prostitution in Kansas Cowtowns, 1867-1885. Jessica. Smith. Kansas State University. 2013.
  2. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) . Kansas Historical Society . 8 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130909023757/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3ADK . September 9, 2013 .