Buckhorn, Pennsylvania
| Buckhorn, Pennsylvania | |
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| Census-designated place | |
One-room schoolhouse
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 Location within Columbia County |
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 Buckhorn
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| Coordinates: 41°0′56″N 76°29′54″W / 41.01556°N 76.49833°WCoordinates: 41°0′56″N 76°29′54″W / 41.01556°N 76.49833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Columbia |
| Township | Hemlock |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.68 sq mi (1.75 km2) |
| • Land | 0.67 sq mi (1.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 602 ft (183 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 318 |
| • Density | 473/sq mi (182.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17815 |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-09792 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1192212 |
Buckhorn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 318 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area. It uses the Bloomsburg ZIP code of 17815.
Historically, there was an Indian path leading through the Buckhorn area, and in what would become Buckhorn the path was blazed by the antlers of a deer in a white oak sapling. When the first non-native settlers arrived in the Fishing Creek valley, they created another path that intersected the Indian path, and the community came to be named for the deer antlers. The community was founded due to discovery of ore in the area. Vaniah Rees built the first house in the community in 1820. The first store in the community was opened in 1836. Mail was periodically brought to Buckhorn starting in 1850, but mail was not brought to Buckhorn on a daily basis until 1883.
Buckhorn is located in western Columbia County at 41°0′56″N 76°29′54″W / 41.01556°N 76.49833°W (41.015605, -76.498202). It is in the eastern part of Hemlock Township.
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