| Buckeye Creek | |
| Map: | Buckeye_Creek_WV_map.png |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the river mouth in West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Doddridge |
| Length: | 12.7miles |
| Source1 Location: | northeast of Miletus |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 39.2456°N -80.5645°W[1] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1145feet[2] |
| Mouth: | Middle Island Creek |
| Mouth Location: | Smithburg |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 39.2843°N -80.7282°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 794feet |
| Basin Size: | 39.1sqmi |
| Custom Label: | Hydrologic Unit Code |
| Custom Data: | 050302010402 (USGS) |
Buckeye Creek is a tributary of Middle Island Creek, 12.7miles long,[3] in north-central West Virginia in the United States. Via Middle Island Creek and the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 39.1sqmi[4] in a rural region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.
Buckeye Creek's course is entirely in Doddridge County. It rises near the boundary of Doddridge and Harrison counties, approximately 1.6miles northeast of the unincorporated community of Miletus, and flows generally west-northwestward, through Miletus and the unincorporated communities of Zinnia, Nina, and Sherwood. Downstream of Sherwood, the stream is largely paralleled by U.S. Route 50 and the North Bend Rail Trail. It joins the Meathouse Fork to form Middle Island Creek at the community of Smithburg.[5] [6]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, Buckeye Creek has also been known historically by the name "Buckey Fork."[1]