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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Buckhorn. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Buckhorn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Buckhorn, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Buckhorn (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Buckhorn. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Buckhorn ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Buck Horn.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Buckhorn. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buckhorn.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Buckhorn is historic, it would have been located within present day Meigs County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Meigs County: Athens, Gallia, Vinton, Jackson (WV), Mason (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Buckhorn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buckhorn:
- Meigs County (The home county of Buckhorn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Dexter
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Lima
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Thomas Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Middleport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Syracuse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Racine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bashan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carsey Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Athens
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Armitage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- The Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Carbondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Guysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Kyger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Carlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Ewington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Alice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Cheshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Vinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edna ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Kerr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Rodney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Westbrook Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Rio Grande
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Candy Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Orbiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Union Furnace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Carbon Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Jobs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sand Run Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Pattonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Wellston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rempel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Altoona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Petrea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Banner ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Coalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Lawrence County
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Joy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Wrightstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Wilkesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Oreton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Ural ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Dundas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Zaleski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hope ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hamden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McArthur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Decaturville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Fillmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Redbush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Neptune
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Millwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ravenswood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Flatwoods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Willowdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Angerona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Wilding
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Mason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Hartford City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- New Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Meadowbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Flatrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Letart
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buckhorn, see our County-by-County Page for Buckhorn.
Cemeteries Near Buckhorn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buckhorn.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Buckhorn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buckhorn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Midway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McCaskey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hugg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Longstretch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Folden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pearsol Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vonschriltz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gomer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Miles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (831 more) ...
- Standish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Salem Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Buckhorn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buckhorn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Dexter
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Hanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hanesville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
- Langsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Salem Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem Center is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- Dyesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dyesville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyesville
- Rutland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Rowlesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowlesville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlesville
- Valley Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Ford is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ford
- Kyger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Point Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Wilkesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carpenter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eno is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eno
- Mount Blanco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Blanco is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buckhorn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buckhorn.
Newspapers Published in Buckhorn ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckhorn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buckhorn, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buckhorn.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Buckhorn:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Morgan County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buckhorn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buckhorn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |