Kill Buck, New York | |
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  Kill Buck, New York  Kill Buck, New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°09′30″N 78°40′51″W / 42.15833°N 78.68083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Cattaraugus |
| Elevation | 1,407 ft (429 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 14748 |
| Area code | 716 |
| GNIS feature ID | 954603[1] |
Kill Buck is a hamlet in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The community is located along New York State Route 417 and U.S. Route 219 Business, sharing its western border with the eastern border of the city of Salamanca. Kill Buck is named after Daniel Kill Buck (or, by another source, Dave Kill Buck),[2] who was a mayor of the community during its days as a Seneca village.[3]
Kill Buck is roughly evenly divided, with the northern half of the hamlet within the jurisdiction of the town of Great Valley and the southern half within the bounds of the Allegany Indian Reservation; Routes 219 and 417 roughly demarcate the dividing line. The town of Great Valley maintains a separate fire hall and public park facilities for Kill Buck.[4]
Kill Buck has an estimated population of 650 according to the Rand McNally 2021 atlas.[5]
- ^ "Kill Buck". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
1950historywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Hensel, Rod. "Killbuck or Kill Buck? One word or two? What's proper spelling". Salamanca Press. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ "Future of former Kill Buck park discussed at town board".
- ^ Rand McNally (2021). "New York (Northwestern)" (Map). Road Atlas (2021 Large Scale ed.). c. 1:1,874,880. Chicago: Rand McNally. p. 252. §§ NL-4. ISBN 0-528-02248-2.