Buckner
Buckner is a census-designated place in Oldham County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,837 at the 2020 census. Oldham County High School is located in Buckner. The town and the school were hit by an EF2 tornado on April 2, 2024.- Type: Hamlet with 5,840 residents
- Description: census-designated place in Oldham County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Buckner, Kentucky” and “Buckner, KY”
- Postal code: 40010
Places of Interest
Highlights: Oldham County High School and Kentucky State Reformatory.
Oldham County High School
School
Kentucky State Reformatory
Prison
Kentucky State Reformatory is a medium-security prison for adult males. Kentucky State Reformatory is situated 2 miles northeast of Buckner.
Luther Luckett Correctional Complex
Prison
The Luther Luckett Correctional Complex… Luther Luckett Correctional Complex is situated 2 miles north of Buckner.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centerfield and Park Lake.
Centerfield
Hamlet
Centerfield is an unincorporated community in Oldham County, Kentucky, United States. Centerfield is situated 3 miles southeast of Buckner.
Park Lake
Village
Park Lake is a neighborhood of the city of Crestwood in Oldham County, Kentucky, United States. Park Lake is situated 3 miles southwest of Buckner.
Brownsboro
Hamlet
Brownsboro is a rural unincorporated community in Oldham County, Kentucky, United States. Brownsboro is situated 3½ miles southwest of Buckner.
Buckner
- Categories: census-designated place in the United States and locality
- Location: Oldham, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.38368° or 38° 23′ 1″ north
Longitude
-85.43996° or 85° 26′ 24″ west
Population
5,840
Elevation
823 feet (251 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US CNW
Open location code
86CP9HM6+F2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Volapük—“Buckner” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بوكنر”
- Basque: “Buckner”
- Catalan: “Buckner”
- Cebuano: “Buckner”
- Chechen: “Бакнер”
- Chinese: “巴克納”
- Dutch: “Buckner”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بوكنر”
- French: “Buckner”
- German: “Buckner”
- Gilaki: “باکنر (کنتاکي)”
- Gilaki: “باکنر”
- Irish: “Buckner”
- Italian: “Buckner”
- Ladin: “Buckner”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Buckner”
- Persian: “باکنر”
- Polish: “Buckner”
- Portuguese: “Buckner”
- Russian: “Бакнер”
- Serbian: “Бакнер”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Buckner, Kentucky”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Buckner”
- South Azerbaijani: “باکنر، کنتاکی”
- Spanish: “Buckner”
- Swedish: “Buckner, Kentucky”
- Swedish: “Buckner”
- Tatar: “Бакнер”
- Ukrainian: “Бакнер”
- Urdu: “بکنر، کینٹکی”
- Urdu: “بکنر”
- Volapük: “Buckner”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Demplytown and Glenarm.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Buckner Cemetery and Gymnasium.
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Worth a closer look: Frankfort and Louisville.
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