State Maryland Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Area code(s) 301 Area 3.98 km² Population 1,019 (2010) | County Frederick ZIP code 21717 Elevation 73 m Local time Sunday 6:06 PM | |
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Country United States of America Weather 1°C, Wind N at 2 km/h, 24% Humidity | ||
Buckeystown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,019. Buckeystown Historic District and Buckingham House and Industrial School Complex were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Carrollton Manor was listed in 1997. Former Congressman Roscoe Bartlett lives on a farm in the town.
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Map of Buckeystown, MD, USA
Geography
Buckeytown is located in southern Frederick County along Maryland Route 85, which leads north 6 miles (10 km) to Frederick, the county seat, and south 5.5 miles (8.9 km) to Maryland Route 28 near the Potomac River. The CDP extends east as far as the Monocacy River. Maryland Route 80 leads east from Buckeystown 5.5 miles (8.9 km) to Urbana.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Buckeystown CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (4.0 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.55%, is water.
Business
Buckeystown is home to Roger's Buckeystown Market, the Frederick Inn, DJ's Catering, Buckeystown Veterinary Hospital, Bodmer's Stoves & Pottery, Buckeystown Pub, Alexanders Restaurant, Auto Connection, Nelcars Auto Service, Martin's Field Antiques, Hedge Apple Farms, Testa Asphalt Paving, and J.J. Crewe & Son.
Churches
Buckeystown is home to two United Methodist churches, a Roman Catholic parish (St. Joseph's) and an Anglican church (St. Michael the Archangel Anglican Catholic Church). Buckeystown United Methodist Church 85 located at 3440 Buckeystown Pike and Buckeystown United Methodist Church 80 located at 6923 Michaels Mill Road. St. Joseph's is located on Manor Woods Road, and St. Michael the Archangel Anglican Church meets in the old building of St. Joseph's as of March 1, 2017.