Buckskin, Indiana
Buckskin, Indiana | |
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Buckskin | |
Coordinates: 38°13′42″N 87°24′43″W / 38.22833°N 87.41194°WCoordinates: 38°13′42″N 87°24′43″W / 38.22833°N 87.41194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Gibson |
Township | Barton |
Elevation | 459 ft (140 m) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 79 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight) |
ZIP code | 47647 |
Area code(s) | 812 |
FIPS code | 18-08848[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 431754[2] |
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.[3]
Geography[]
Buckskin is located at 38°13′42″N 87°24′43″W / 38.22833°N 87.41194°W. Nearby towns are Mackey and Somerville.
Schools[]
Buckskin and the easternmost half of Gibson County is served by the East Gibson School Corporation which currently operates five schools:
- Wood Memorial High School (9-12)
- Wood Memorial Junior High School (7-8)
- Oakland City Elementary School (PK-6)
- Francisco Elementary School (K-6)
- Barton Township Elementary School (K-6)
References[]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Buckskin, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ "Gibson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
Categories:
- Communities of Southwestern Indiana
- Evansville metropolitan area
- Unincorporated communities in Gibson County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Southwestern Indiana geography stubs