Welcome to Buckhorn ...

Buckhorn is located

Buckhorn is located in Austin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buckhorn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Buckhorn is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Buckhorn lies within the (979) area code.

Communities Also Named Buckhorn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Buckhorn: This one is located in Austin County and the other is located in Newton County.

Beyond Texas, 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, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (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.

• Brenham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
  • Brenham is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <3>
• Hempstead
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <3>
• Prairie View
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
  • Prairie View is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie View <3>
• Sealy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sealy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealy
  • Sealy is located in Austin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sealy <3>
• Bellville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Austin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <3>
• Waller
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
  • Waller is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waller <3>
• Pine Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Pine Island is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
• San Felipe
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Felipe
  • San Felipe is located in Austin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Felipe <3>
• Pattison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattison
  • Pattison is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pattison <3>
• Industry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
  • Industry is located in Austin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <3>

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.

Adding Buckhorn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buckhorn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Buckhorn was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Buckhorn in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Buckhorn post office opened in 1874.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buckhorn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buckhorn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Austin County: www.austincounty.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/