[1][4] Buckleboo began as a government town, surveyed in November 1924 and proclaimed on 17 December 1925 by Tom Bridges, the Governor of South Australia.

[1] On 27 July 1989, the extent of the government town was reduced by the removal of land north-west of Myrtle Street.

The silos at the former railway station and the few remaining buildings are surrounded by the Buckleboo Conservation Reserve, proclaimed in 1990.

[12] Buckleboo is home to 'Buckleboo Park' which consists of six tennis courts and an oval for Australian rules football and cricket.

[citation needed] Buckleboo is located in the federal division of Grey, and the state electoral district of Flinders.