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Buckskin, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°13′42″N 87°24′43″W / 38.22833°N 87.41194°W / 38.22833; -87.41194
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Gibson
Township	Barton
Elevation	459 ft (140 m)
Population
• Total	79
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight)
ZIP code	47647
Area code	812
FIPS code	18-08848
GNIS feature ID	431754

Buckskin is a small unincorporated community in Barton Township, Gibson County, Indiana. Although unincorporated, Buckskin has the ZIP code 47647.

A post office was established at Buckskin in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1989.

Geography

Buckskin is located at 38°13′42″N 87°24′43″W / 38.22833°N 87.41194°W / 38.22833; -87.41194. Nearby towns are Mackey and Somerville.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Buckskin as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.

Schools

Buckskin and the easternmost half of Gibson County is served by the East Gibson School Corporation which currently operates five schools:

• Wood Memorial High School (9-12)
• Wood Memorial Junior High School (7-8)
• Oakland City Elementary School (PK-6)
• Francisco Elementary School (K-6)
• Barton Township Elementary School (K-6)

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckskin, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "Gibson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
4. "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Princeton
Cities	Princeton Oakland City
Towns	Fort Branch Francisco Haubstadt Hazleton Mackey Owensville Patoka Somerville
Townships	Barton Center Columbia Johnson Montgomery Patoka Union Wabash Washington White River
CDPs	Buckskin Johnson
Other communities	Crawleyville Dongola East Mount Carmel Giro King Lyles Station Mount Olympus Oatsville‡ Saint James Skelton Snake Run Warrenton Wheeling
Ghost town	Port Gibson
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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