Buckhorn Kentucky Map

About Buckhorn, Kentucky

Buckhorn is a locality in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 89. The population density is 102.0 people per km². Buckhorn is located at 37.3487°N, 83.4763°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Buckhorn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41721.

Buckhorn emerges from the dense, verdant folds of the landscape where the current of Squabble Creek slices through the earth with a persistent, low-frequency hum. It lies 47.5 miles east-southeast of Berea, KY (from Berea, KY: bearing 108°T), and is situated 17.0 miles west-northwest of Hazard. The air here carries the damp weight of deep woods, and as light shifts toward dusk, the shadows lengthen against the slopes, casting a bruised purple hue over the terrain that feels both ancient and unyielding. Beyond the immediate timber, the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains establish a jagged boundary against the sky, while the nearby Buckhorn Lake acts as a vast, reflective basin, mirroring the heavy clouds that drift across the canopy. A mile or so away, the terrain dips into the quiet seclusion of Lonesome Hollow, where the silence is broken only by the occasional rush of water or the sharp, sudden call of a hawk circling above the clearing.

Buckhorn maintains a character defined by the rugged persistence of its people, whose livelihoods have long been tethered to the timber and the slow, cyclical rhythms of the land. The economy remains modest, rooted in the practicalities of a region that has weathered the ebb and flow of coal-camp memory and the slow transition toward modern conservation and recreation at the Buckhorn Lake recreation area. History here is not written in grand monuments but in the way the architecture clings to the steep inclines, and in the distant, thunderous echo of the Falls of Buffalo, which serves as a constant, subterranean pulse for those living in the vicinity. Life in Buckhorn moves with a measured, deliberate pace, where the passing seasons dictate the labor of the day and the soft vernacular of the hills shapes the way neighbors greet one another in the thinning light.

About This Buckhorn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buckhorn, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.348702, -83.476296. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Buckhorn includes the ZIP code (41721), telephone area code (606), county seat of Perry County (Hazard), and school district assignment (Perry County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.