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History · Bucklin Township

Bucklin Township dates to 1854, and 21% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1949 on and the census since 1880.

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How Bucklin Township began

When was Bucklin Township founded?

1854

Bucklin Township dates its founding to 1854 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 430 in 18802020 census: 646172 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1860.The full story ↓

What stands out about Bucklin Township’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 Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 932 in 1930; 413 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bucklin Township’s history is told.

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People over time

Bucklin Township, census by census

02004006008001,00018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 932

Peaked at 932 in 1930; 413 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

The story

How Bucklin Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Bucklin Township.

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Bucklin was laid out in 1854, and named after James H. Bucklin, a railroad official of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad. A post office called Bucklin has been in operation since 1860.

Bucklin was the 1st location of the (1st) Missouri Farmers Association (now called Midwest Farmers Association, more known by the initials of MFA). The building still stands here today abandoned. And is in need of restoring or diminution. It is a hazard to pedestrians with falling bricks.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Bucklin Township, 1854 to 1949

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1854
    FoundingBucklin Township is established
  3. 20th century
  4. 1930CensusPopulation peaks at 932
  5. 1949On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Bucklin Township, decade by decade

Today2 recent
Bucklin Plaque2007Bucklin PlaqueMOMap-doton-Bucklin2004MOMap-doton-Bucklin
On the map

Bucklin Township on the map, 1949 to 1979

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

Bucklin Township on the 1949 USGS mapBucklin Township on the 1950 USGS mapBucklin Township on the 1979 USGS map1949Bucklin sheet · 1:24,000

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

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Boone SchoolschoolOsage SchoolschoolPleasant View SchoolschoolSights Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Bucklin Township
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Yellow Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMarceline Township4 historic placesBBaker TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Bucklin Township’s history

What year was Bucklin Township founded?

In 1854, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Bucklin Township’s post office opened in 1860, and the census of 1880 counted 430 people here.

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 (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.