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Welcome to Buckhorn ...

Buckhorn is located in Knott County<1>.

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

Time Zone: Buckhorn lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Buckhorn: 606

Communities Also Named Buckhorn ...

While we believe that this Buckhorn is located in Knott County, we know of another 2 Kentucky communities named Buckhorn. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clay and Perry County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 39 communities that are also named Buckhorn - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buckhorn.

Communities near Buckhorn ...

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

  • Hazard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jackson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hindman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pippa Passes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pippa Passes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Wayland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Vicco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
    • Vicco is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Ary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ary
    • Ary is located in Perry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ary <3>
  • Stacy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stacy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
    • Stacy is located in Perry County
  • Dwarf
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
    • Dwarf is located in Perry County
  • Fisty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
    • Fisty is located in Knott County

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buckhorn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buckhorn. 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.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckhorn ...

Looking for more information about Buckhorn? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Buckhorn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Knott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buckhorn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.