THE LAKE BUCKHORN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Unglaciated Upper Muskingum Basin setting.
Lake Buckhorn CDP has 1.76 square miles of land in Holmes County. Its Census reference point is in Unglaciated Upper Muskingum Basin, within Western Allegheny Plateau.
Rounded wooded hills and intervening valleys form an unglaciated plateau landscape. Valley floors contain much of the region's open land, contrasting with its more forested slopes.
Regional context: Western Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Lake Buckhorn and Holmes County
Lake Buckhorn is associated with Holmes County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Lake Buckhorn by land and water
The Census records 0.26 square miles of water within Lake Buckhorn, or 12.7% of its total area. It is 12.3 percentage points higher than the 0.3% recorded for Holmes County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lake Buckhorn CDP has 5.2% of the land area of nearby Mechanic township (33.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

