Buckeye Township, Ellis County, Kansas

Buckeye Township
Township
Location in Ellis County
Coordinates: 39°01′45″N 099°19′51″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Ellis
Area
• Total	136.11 sq mi (352.52 km^2)
• Land	136.03 sq mi (352.32 km^2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km^2)  0.06%
Elevation	2,156 ft (657 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	414
• Density	3.0/sq mi (1.2/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0472439

Buckeye Township is a township in Ellis County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 414.

Geography

Buckeye Township covers an area of 136.11 square miles (352.5 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Hyacinth, Saint Andrew and Saint Severin.

History

A post office was opened at Martin in 1875. The post office was discontinued in 1894.^[1] The Martin area was part of Saline Township until 1910, when it passed to Riverview Township, and ultimately was incorporated into Buckeye Township.^[2][3]

References

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

1. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
2. "Kansas Civil Townships and Independent Cities - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
3. Gannett, Henry (1898). A gazetteer of Kansas. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OL 20596112M.

External links

• City-Data.com