History · Buckskin

Buckskin’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Buckskin. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Buckskin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,047 people in the township.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,039 people in 2010, 2,047 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1970.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Buckskin yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Buckskin

1 place in Buckskin is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Ohioby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
0historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1975first listedSouth Salem Covered Bridge

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Structures

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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