Buckner Kentucky Map

About Buckner, Kentucky

Buckner is a locality in Oldham County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,785. The population density is 258.6 people per km². Buckner is located at 38.3899°N, 85.4526°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 40031, 40010.

Buckner occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, quiet transit of Darby Creek, which carves its path through the limestone-rich soil of this inland region. It lies 3.7 miles west-southwest of La Grange, KY (from La Grange, KY: bearing 244°T), and is situated 7.5 miles southeast of Owen. The terrain here rises and falls in modest, fertile swells, characterized by the heavy, loamy earth that has long invited both agriculture and quiet settlement. While the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally haunts the eastern horizon, the immediate character of Buckner remains grounded in its local expanse of woodland and open pasture. The air often holds a thick, humid stillness in the afternoons, especially when the golden light of dusk catches the surface of Reformatory Lake, turning the water into a sheet of hammered copper that reflects the deepening shadows of the surrounding trees.

Economic life in Buckner has evolved from its early reliance on the land’s bounty into a steady, modern rhythm that favors the transition between rural tradition and suburban growth. The presence of Wilborn Park serves as a vital patch of preserved green, offering a space where the local pace slows to match the movement of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock. History here is marked not by grand monuments, but by the accumulation of small, daily labors that have shaped the current vernacular of the region. Even as the modern world encroaches with its demands for efficiency, the people of Buckner maintain a connection to the geography of Dunbar Hollow and the surrounding plains, ensuring that the identity of the place remains firmly rooted in its own specific, landlocked geography.

About This Buckner Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buckner, Kentucky. Coordinates: 38.389919, -85.452558. 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 Buckner includes the ZIP code (40031, 40010), telephone area code (502), county seat of Oldham County (La Grange), and school district assignment (Oldham 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.