Bucktown
Ghost town · Hamilton County, Ohio

Bucktown is a ghost town in Hamilton County, Ohio. It is one of 14 former communities in Hamilton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bucktown as a historical populated place on the Covington topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.1051° N, 84.5049° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Covington |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 520 ft |
| Nearest living town | Bellevue, KY |
| Distance to it | 1.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1059432 |
| Coordinates | 39.10506, -84.50494 |
What's there now
Bucktown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bellevue, KY (population 5,598), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 520 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Cincinnati Skywalkcovered bridge · Hamilton County · 0.6 mi
- Little Buckghost town · Hamilton County · 1.6 mi
- West Covingtonghost town · Kenton County · 1.7 mi
- Frenchmens Cornerghost town · Hamilton County · 2 mi
- Amsterdamghost town · Kenton County · 2.8 mi
- Sandfordtownghost town · Kenton County · 5.2 mi
- Sanfordtownghost town · Kenton County · 5.5 mi
- Cloud Cityghost town · Kenton County · 5.8 mi
- Winston Hillsghost town · Kenton County · 5.8 mi
- Winters Laneghost town · Campbell County · 6.5 mi
- Reeses Settlementghost town · Campbell County · 6.6 mi
- Dodsworth Laneghost town · Campbell County · 6.7 mi
Questions
Where is Bucktown?
Bucktown is in Hamilton County, Ohio, at 39.1051, -84.5049.
How many ghost towns are in Hamilton County?
Hamilton County, Ohio has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.