Buckeye, Ohio

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Buckeye, Ohio
Buckeye, Ohio is located in Ohio
Buckeye, Ohio
Buckeye, Ohio
Location of Buckeye, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°03′16″N 82°27′33″W / 39.05444°N 82.45917°W / 39.05444; -82.45917
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesJackson
Elevation643 ft (196 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45692
Area code740
GNIS feature ID1062671[1]

Buckeye is an unincorporated community in Milton Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States.[1][2]

Buckeye was founded as a company town for the local Buckeye Furnace, built around 1850 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Another local site on the list is the Buckeye Furnace Covered Bridge.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckeye, Ohio
  2. ^ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '06, Chicago, p.78
  3. ^ Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 792. ISBN 9781878592705.