Official Name: | Buckskin, Indiana |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Buckskin |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Gibson |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Barton |
Population As Of: | 2007 |
Population Total: | 79 |
Timezone: | Central Standard |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | Central Daylight |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 38.2283°N -87.4119°W |
Elevation Ft: | 459 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47647 |
Area Code: | 812 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-08848[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 431754 |
Buckskin is a small unincorporated community in Barton Township, Gibson County, Indiana. Although unincorporated, Buckskin has the ZIP code 47647.
A post office was established at Buckskin in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1989.[2]
Buckskin is located at 38.2283°N -87.4119°W. Nearby towns are Mackey and Somerville.
Buckskin and the easternmost half of Gibson County is served by the East Gibson School Corporation which currently operates five schools: