Buck Creek
Buck Creek is a stream in Jefferson, Kansas. Buck Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Williamstown, as well as near Midland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Buck Creek School.
Buck Creek School
School
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Buck Creek School is a historic school in Perry, Kansas. It was built in about 1878, closed in 1952 and added to the National Register in 1988. It is a 25 by 40 feet plan building with limestone blocks forming its west, south, and east walls, and limestone rubble forming its north wall. Buck Creek School is situated 1½ miles north of Buck Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Williamstown and Midland.
Williamstown
Hamlet
Williamstown is a census-designated place in southeastern Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 96. It is located south of the junction of US-24 and US-59. Williamstown is situated 2½ miles northwest of Buck Creek.
Midland
Hamlet
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Midland is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. It is located two miles north of the city of Lawrence. Midland is situated 3 miles east of Buck Creek.
Lecompton
Village
Lecompton is a city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 588. Lecompton, located on the Kansas River, was the de jure territorial capital of Kansas from 1855 to 1861, and the Douglas County seat from 1855 to 1858. Lecompton is situated 5 miles west of Buck Creek.
Buck Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Jefferson, Kansas, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.04306° or 39° 2′ 35″ northLongitude
-95.29247° or 95° 17′ 33″ westElevation
817 feet (249 metres)Open location code
86F62PV5+62GeoNames ID
4268758
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