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Buckhorn

Ghost town · Meigs County, Ohio

Pomeroy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Pomeroy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Buckhorn is a ghost town in Meigs County, Ohio. It is one of 9 former communities in Meigs County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Buckhorn as a historical populated place on the Rutland topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.0729° N, 82.2021° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRutland
Elevation584 ft
Nearest living townRutland, OH
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1069861
Coordinates39.07285, -82.20209

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What's there now

Buckhorn is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rutland, OH (population 863), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 584 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Buckhorn?

Buckhorn is in Meigs County, Ohio, at 39.0729, -82.2021.

How many ghost towns are in Meigs County?

Meigs County, Ohio has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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