Buckskin Indiana Map

About Buckskin, Indiana

Buckskin is a locality in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 83. The population density is 31.1 people per km². Buckskin is located at 38.2284°N, 87.4120°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 47613, 47647.

Buckskin emerges from the flat, agricultural expanse of the Indiana lowlands as a quiet collection of dwellings anchored to the fertile soil. It lies 13.4 miles northwest of Warrick, IN (from Warrick, IN: bearing 323°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east of Fort Branch. The horizon here is marked by a vast, openness that catches the amber light of dusk, casting long shadows across the fields that stretch toward the distant silhouette of the Gordon Hills. Smith Fork meanders with sluggish purpose just a mile away, its banks lined with the tangled growth of a riparian corridor, while the Gibson County Wetland Conservation Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and seasonal pools that draw the migrating geese. The air carries the scent of damp earth and drying corn stalks, a sensory reminder of the relentless, cycle-driven pace of the plains that define the character of Buckskin.

Industry in Buckskin remains deeply tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the stubborn productivity of the surrounding acreage. The land, once defined by the labor of early settlers who cleared the dense timber, now sustains a mosaic of woodlots and systematic rows of crops that dictate the local economy. While the industrial excavations of Hoskins Pits lie ten miles to the north, the town itself maintains a modest, steady existence focused on the domestic and the agrarian. On quiet afternoons, one might find the stillness broken only by the distant hum of machinery or the shifting of wind through the trees, a reminder of the quietude that persists here despite the changing seasons. Even the nearby waters of Warrens Lake, six miles to the east, seem to reflect this same tempered stillness, serving as a silent witness to the daily endurance of those who call this landscape home.

About This Buckskin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buckskin, Indiana. Coordinates: 38.228379, -87.411959. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Buckskin includes the ZIP code (47613, 47647), telephone area code (812), county seat of Gibson County (Princeton), and school district assignment (East Gibson School Corporation).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.