Buckley, IL

Buckley is a village in Artesia Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 495 residents. Buckley celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2006. U.S. Route 45 passes through the village, leading north 8 miles to Onarga and south 6 miles to Loda. Buckley is home to St. John's Lutheran School, which is affiliated with St. John's Lutheran Church. The school opened in 1870 and its current building is located at 206 East Main Street. A newcomer can read Buckley through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Buckley comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Interstate 57 passes 1 mile west of Buckley, with access from Exit 272.