Lake Buckhorn Ohio Map
Lake Buckhorn, Ohio — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Lake Buckhorn, Holmes County.
Interactive Map of Lake Buckhorn, Ohio
| City | Lake Buckhorn |
| State | Ohio (OH) |
| County | Holmes |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.4744 |
| Longitude | -81.9082 |
| Population | 728 |
| Density | 130.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Lake Buckhorn, Ohio
Lake Buckhorn is a locality in Holmes County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 728. The population density is 130.3 people per km². Lake Buckhorn is located at 40.4744°N, 81.9082°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 44654.
Lake Buckhorn lies cradled within the rolling hills of Holmes County, a place where the land exhales a quiet breath of emerald and ochre. It lies 22.9 miles south of Wooster, OH (from Wooster, OH: bearing 176°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south of Millersburg. The terrain here is a gentle, yet persistent, series of rises and falls, cloaked in a generous spread of deciduous forest that gives way to open fields, their boundaries often softened by the encroaching wild. The lake itself, a placid mirror reflecting the ever-shifting moods of the Ohio sky, is the quiet heart of this landscape, its shores a patchwork of reeds, weathered docks, and the occasional sun-bleached log. In the late afternoon, when the sun begins its slow descent, the air grows thick with the scent of damp earth and ripening corn, and a profound stillness settles, broken only by the distant call of a crow or the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth. The history of Lake Buckhorn is inextricably tied to the agricultural pulse of Holmes County, a region long defined by its hardworking farming communities and the sturdy, practical spirit of its people. While the lake itself is a relatively modern creation, a reservoir designed to serve the needs of the surrounding populace, the land it occupies holds echoes of earlier times, of pioneers who cleared these woods and coaxed sustenance from the soil. The local economy, though diversified, still bears the indelible mark of agriculture, with family farms continuing to be a significant presence, their fields a testament to generations of dedication. Beyond the farms, the quiet industry of small businesses and tradespeople sustains the rhythm of life, and the occasional weathered barn, its timbers silvered by countless seasons, stands as a silent sentinel to the enduring character of this place.
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About This Lake Buckhorn Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Lake Buckhorn, Ohio with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Lake Buckhorn and Holmes County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Lake Buckhorn is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Lake Buckhorn is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
