THE BUCKHANNON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Monongahela Transition Zone setting.
Buckhannon city has 2.85 square miles of land in Upshur County. Its Census reference point is in Monongahela Transition Zone, 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
Buckhannon and Upshur County
Buckhannon is associated with Upshur 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.
Buckhannon by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Buckhannon, or 0% of its total area. That share is close to Upshur County’s 0%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Buckhannon city has 4.3 times the land area of nearby Hinkleville CDP (0.66 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

