Buckeye, Missouri facts for kids

Buckeye is a small, unincorporated community located in Mississippi County, Missouri in the U.S. state of Missouri. An unincorporated community means it's a place where people live, but it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town. Instead, it's usually managed by the county.

History of Buckeye, Missouri

The area now known as Buckeye was once called Bement. It got its current name, Buckeye, because of a group of buckeye trees growing nearby when the community was first settled.

When Was Buckeye's Post Office Open?

A post office was set up in Buckeye in 1895. This was an important place for people to send and receive letters and packages. However, the post office closed down in 1919, meaning residents had to go to a nearby town for their mail services after that.