Buck Creek, originally known as Transitville, is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Washington Township

Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

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, Tippecanoe County

Tippecanoe County, Indiana

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, Indiana

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, United States

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. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana

Lafayette, Indiana

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 Metropolitan Statistical Area

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.

Geography

Buck Creek sits at the intersection of Tippecanoe County Road 750 East and a northeast-southwest Norfolk Southern

Norfolk Southern Railway

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 railroad line between the cities of Lafayette and Delphi

Delphi, Indiana

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. Indiana State Road 25

Indiana State Road 25

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, which also connects the cities, passes the town two miles to the northwest. As part of the Hoosier Heartland Industrial Corridor project, the highway is being relocated to a path that closely follows the railway and will be within a quarter of a mile of town when completed in 2013.

The creek for which Buck Creek is named originates 6.5 miles (10.5 km) miles east in Carroll County

Carroll County, Indiana

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 near Ockley

Ockley, Indiana

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, flows westward along the northern edge of town, and meets the Wabash River

Wabash River

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approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) to the west.

Landmarks

While small, the town does contain several different places of commerce. The grain elevator, which towers over the rest of town, is the main source of trade in town. The elevator is a complex of four separate buildings built along the railroad track that runs through the center of the town and it attracts farmers from the surrounding area. Feeding off of this attraction and other traffic, like that from the local softball field which regularly holds games, is the Buck Creek Pizza Company. Owned by two local residents of the town, the company has had growing success over the past few years. Because of this success it has expanded by opening up another restaurant in nearby Dayton. There is also a small post office located directly next door to the pizza company.

Located on the north edge of town is the Buck Creek Community Center. The center is rentable and also is home to a playground and softball field. Across the street from the community center in the middle of cattle farm sits the old, abandon high school which closed down in 1967 when William Henry Harrison High School opened. Buck Creek is also home to two separate churches: the Buck Creek United Methodist Church and the Buck Creek Baptist Church.

Super Highway

The 2020 Buck Creek Olympics are approaching quickly and, in preparation, the ten residents of Buck Creek are banding together in spirited collaboration on the super-highway now in construction. The highway will run from Los Angeles to Buck Creek and from New York to Buck Creek. Plans have also been forwarded to extend this highway over the Pacific Ocean and into metropolitan Paris. The project has been under increased scrutiny as to the capability of the ten members and even the existence of the town. This scrutiny distraughted the residents and after the 2020 Olympics they plan to secede from the Union, to form their own nation. The Buck Creek Constitution was first drafted in 2010 and among the rights guaranteed to the ten residents are "Life, Liberty, and $10 Pizza on Sundays." Among the events at the 2020 Olympics will be a newcomer to the grand stage, corn husking. A husking scrimage has been scheduled between the Buck Creek's All-American Timothy Schnepp and the University of Nebraska's Devon Graye.

Services

Children attend Hershey Elementary School, East Tipp Middle School and William Henry Harrison High School. Fire protection and emergency services are provided by the Buck Creek Volunteer Fire Department, which hosts its annual fundraiser, the Buck Creek Fish Fry during the 4th Saturday of August.

External links

• Buck Creek Pizza Company
• Buck Creek Volunteer Fire Department