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History · Bucklin

Bucklin’s post office opened in 1887, and 42% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on and the census since 1910.

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How Bucklin began

When was Bucklin founded?

1887

The Bucklin post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Corbitt (1885), opened inside today’s city and later closed.

First census: 696 in 19102020 census: 727139 years
Founding year: the first Bucklin post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Bucklin’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Bucklin are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18923 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1985. Watch Bucklin change.Old housesHalf of Bucklin’s homes were built before 1950.
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Start Bucklin’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bucklin’s history is told.

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On the map

Bucklin on the map, 1892 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bucklin. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Bucklin on the 1892 USGS mapBucklin on the 1969 USGS mapBucklin on the 1985 USGS map1892Spearville sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Bucklin.

The story

How Bucklin came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Bucklin.

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The community was originally called Corbitt when it was laid out about 1885. It was renamed Bucklin in 1887, after Bucklin Township.

Bucklin was incorporated in 1909. It was situated at the junction of two railroads.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Bucklin, 1885 to 1936

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1885Post officeThe Corbitt post office opens
  3. 1887Post officeThe Corbitt post office closes
  4. 1887Post officeThe Bucklin post office opens
  5. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 20th century
  7. 1936Born hereEddie Sutton is born here
By decade

Bucklin, decade by decade

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People over time

Bucklin, census by census

02004006008001,000192019401960198020002020Peak: 917

Between 696 and 917 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Bucklin’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Bucklin’s post office has been open since 1887. Another post office, Corbitt, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Corbitt
1885–1887
Bucklin
1887–today
18801950today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Bucklin’s history

What year was Bucklin founded?

The Bucklin post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.