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词条 Buck Creek, Indiana
释义

  1. History

  2. Geography

  3. Education

  4. References

  5. External links

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| official_name = Buck Creek, Indiana
| settlement_type = Census-designated place
| image_skyline = Buck Creek, Indiana.png
| imagesize = 290px
| image_caption = A freight train passes through Buck Creek
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| image_map = File:Tippecanoe County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Buck Creek Highlighted 1808812.svg
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| map_caption = Location of Buck Creek in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Indiana
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Tippecanoe
| subdivision_type3 = Township
| subdivision_name3 = Washington
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| unit_pref = Imperial
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| elevation_ft = 659
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| timezone = Eastern (EST)
| utc_offset = -5
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| utc_offset_DST = -4
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 47924
| area_code = 765
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 18-08794[2]
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}}Buck Creek is an unincorporated census-designated place in Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Buck Creek was originally called Transitville.[4]

A post office was established under the name Transitville in 1858, and was renamed Buck Creek in 1885. {{asof|July 2016}}, it remains in operation.[5]

Geography

Buck Creek sits at the intersection of Tippecanoe County Road 750 East and a northeast-southwest Norfolk Southern railroad line between the cities of Lafayette and Delphi.

The creek for which Buck Creek is named originates {{convert|6.5|mi}} east in Carroll County near Ockley, flows westward along the northern edge of the community, and meets the Wabash River approximately {{convert|3|mi}} to the west.

Education

Public education for residents of Buck Creek is provided by the Tippecanoe School Corporation.[6]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=2013-09-11 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite gnis|449626|Buck Creek, Indiana|2016-07-25}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:4:0::NO:4:P4_FID,P4_OBJECTID,P4_FNAME:449626,32217073,Transitville|title=USGS detail on Buck Creek - Variant Citation|accessdate=2016-07-25}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Tippecanoe |title=Tippecanoe County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=July 25, 2016}}
6. ^https://www.tsc.k12.in.us/about/corp-map

External links

{{Tippecanoe County, Indiana}}

3 : Census-designated places in Tippecanoe County, Indiana|Census-designated places in Indiana|Lafayette, Indiana metropolitan area

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