While it’s rapidly expanding now, Buckeye started out as a small, quiet farming town ... They’re known for their buckeye nuts. Thomas Clanton’s brother, M.E. Clanton, organized the Buckeye ...
A buckeye is a type of nut. It was named by Native Americans who thought it looked like a deer's eye. Buckeye trees tend to bloom in late summer and early fall, and they grow large Buckeye nuts.