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Welcome to Buckhorn Corners ...

Buckhorn Corners is located in Stephenson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Buckhorn Corners: Buckhorn Cors.

Buckhorn Corners is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Buckhorn Corners lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Buckhorn Corners: 815 & 779<3>

Communities near Buckhorn Corners ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buckhorn Corners.

  • Freeport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Monroe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Monroe is located in Green County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
  • Brodhead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Brodhead is located in Green County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Lena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lena is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <4>
  • Pecatonica
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Durand
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Durand is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <4>
  • Warren
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Warren is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <4>
  • Pearl City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Orangeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Buckhorn Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buckhorn Corners.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buckhorn Corners. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buckhorn Corners.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckhorn Corners. See our Newspapers Page for Buckhorn Corners.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckhorn Corners ...

Looking for more information about Buckhorn Corners? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Buckhorn Corners, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Buckhorn Corners.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Stephenson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buckhorn Corners - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Buckhorn Corners area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Buckhorn Corners area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.