Buckskin, Indiana

Buckskin
Unincorporated community
Buckskin
Coordinates: 38°13′42″N 87°24′43″W / 38.22833°N 87.41194°W / 38.22833; -87.41194Coordinates: 38°13′42″N 87°24′43″W / 38.22833°N 87.41194°W / 38.22833; -87.41194
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Gibson
Township	Barton
Elevation	459 ft (140 m)
Population (2007)
• Total	79
Time zone	Central Standard (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	Central Daylight (UTC-5)
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 / 38.22833; -87.41194. Nearby towns are Mackey and Somerville.

References

1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "Buckskin, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10. 
3. ↑ "Gibson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 September 2014. 

Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Indiana, United States County seat: Princeton Cities Princeton Oakland City Towns Fort Branch Francisco Haubstadt Hazleton Mackey Owensville Patoka Somerville Townships Barton Center Columbia Johnson Montgomery Patoka Union Wabash Washington White River Unincorporated communities Baldwin Heights Buckskin Crawleyville Dongola Douglas Durham East Mount Carmel Giro Gray Junction Gudgel Hickory Ridge Johnson King Lyles Station McGary Mount Olympus Mounts Oak Hill Saint James Skelton Snake Run Warrenton Wheeling White River Ghost town Port Gibson