Buckley, Michigan (1905-2020s) and an Abandoned Railroad Bridge Over the Manistee River
Buckley is a little village in Wexford County a ways south of Interlochen.
A few hundred years ago, the area now known as Buckley was part of an old Indian trail that connected (what is now) Cadillac to Traverse City.
Buckley began its creation when it was founded in 1905 as a railroad stop on the Manistee & North-Eastern Railroad. With the biggest industry at the time being lumber – transported by rail – Buckley was named after the Buckley & Douglas Lumber Company.
When a post office began operating in 1906, Buckley was cemented as a community and became an incorporated village in 1907.
Other small towns in the area, such as Mesick and Yuma, were all connected by the Manistee & North-Eastern Railroad. The railroad has been inoperable for quite some time, but it has left behind some cool, historic places to visit, if you are adventurous.
The gallery below features images of that old railroad and an abandoned bridge across the Manistee River. Plus, I’ve included some old photos of the village of Buckley, so you can see how it looked over 100 years ago...
Buckley, Mi and an Abandoned Railroad Bridge
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