Buckeye Township, Ellis County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

39°01′45″N 099°19′51″W / 39.02917°N 99.33083°W / 39.02917; -99.33083CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyEllisArea

• Total136.11 sq mi (352.52 km²) • Land136.03 sq mi (352.32 km²) • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.06%Elevation

2,156 ft (657 m)Population

(2000)

• Total414 • Density3.0/sq mi (1.2/km²)GNIS feature ID0472439

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)

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