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Welcome to Buckhorn Furnace ...

Buckhorn Furnace is located in Lawrence County<1>.

Buckhorn Furnace is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Buckhorn Furnace: 740 & 220<3>

Websites for Buckhorn Furnace ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lawrencecountyohio.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Buckhorn Furnace, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Buckhorn Furnace ...

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

  • Ashland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
  • Portsmouth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Ironton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Flatwoods
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Russell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Russell is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
  • Raceland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • New Boston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Coal Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Oak Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Worthington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckhorn Furnace ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buckhorn Furnace - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Buckhorn Furnace area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Buckhorn Furnace 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.