About Buckner, Illinois

Buckner is a Franklin County village with a population of 409 at the 2020 census. Its history is closely tied to coal mining, which attracted workers from Austria-Hungary, Poland, and Czechoslovakia and fostered an Orthodox Christian community. Illinois Route 14 links Buckner with Benton to the east and Christopher to the west.

  • Village NamesakeBuckner was named for Moses Buckner, a Union veteran who served in the 15th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry.
  • Coal Mine No. 2United Coal Mine No. 2 opened in 1911, became Old Ben Coal Mine No. 14 after a 1960 sale, and recorded its final production that year.
  • Orthodox HeritageThe mining community built a Russian Orthodox church in 1913; after it burned in 1918, a second church, Nativity of the Virgin Mary, was constructed.
  • Red Cross WorkA Franklin County war history credits chairman J. Hughes and the miners' union with advancing American Red Cross work in Buckner.
  • Village FootprintGazetteer data lists Buckner at 0.89 square miles, including 0.87 square miles of land and 0.02 square miles of water.

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Names on the Buckner map

Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.

Streets and roads57

  • West State Street
  • State Street
  • Main Street
  • East Third Street
  • Mine Road
  • West Main Street
  • Market Street
  • North Jenette Avenue
  • Janet Street
  • West Sixth Street
  • West Maple Street
  • North Jennette Avenue
  • West Buckner Street
  • South McDyby Street
  • South Newton Street
  • South Second Street
  • South Third Street
  • South Edwards Street
  • Moore Street
  • Railroad Street
  • South Jenette Avenue
  • Church Street
  • Fourth Street
  • East Second Street
  • North Mine Road
  • Plum Street
  • George Street
  • East Sixth Street
  • Emma Street
  • South Market Street
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  • South Moore Street
  • South Silkwood Street
  • Central Avenue
  • West Crawford Street
  • West Coal Street
  • Buckner Street
  • North McDyby Street
  • South Mine Road
  • North Newton Street
  • Burlison Street
  • Oak
  • East Coal Street
  • North Clark Avenue
  • North Edward Street
  • East Fifth Street
  • Miller Street
  • Maple Street
  • Mulberry Street
  • Pine Street
  • Edward Street
  • Bullison Street
  • First Street
  • Second Street
  • Roy Street
  • East Crawford Street
  • West Oak Street South
  • North Emma Street

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The art of mapping a place

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  1. Aerial imagery of Mendon, Massachusetts, from the USDA NAIP program

    The view from above

    Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.

  2. USGS elevation data rendered as shaded relief of Mendon, Massachusetts

    The shape of the land

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  3. Closeup of roads, waterways, and buildings on the Mendon, Massachusetts map

    The details of home

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  4. Finished Mendon, Massachusetts map shown in a black frame

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Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.

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