Buckhorn is a community in Pulaski County,

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, United States. It is on Route 17 just south of its junction with

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It is also on historic

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. The community is within the

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and the northwest corner of

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is three miles to the east. Waynesville is six miles to the northeast along Route 44 and Laquey is two miles to the southwest off of Route 17.

History

The community was so named on account of the image of a buckhorn on a local tavern sign. The

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was listed on the

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in 1971.

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Pulaski County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri