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Buckhorn Crossroadscommunity in W Wilson County S of Contentnea Creek and W of Buckhorn Branch.
Buckhorn Fallsin Cape Fear River at the junction of Chatham, Harnett, and Lee Counties. Mentioned as early as 1819 in a survey of the major rivers of North Carolina. Since 1908 the site of a power-generating plant operated by what is now Progress Energy. Navigation locks built there as early as 1805; iron ore mined nearby during the Civil War.
Buckhorn GapSE Macon County.
Buckhorn GapN Transylvania County between the head of Avery Creek and Rich Mountain.
Buckhorn Iron FurnaceSee Cokesbury.
Buckhorn KnobN Caldwell County. Named by Bryson Coffey about 1870 for a big pair of antlers that he found there. Alt. approx. 1,500.
Buckhorn LakeSE Chatham and NE Lee Counties on Cape Fear River. Formed by a dam constructed in 1907, the lake covers 400 acres, with a max. depth of 21 ft. Used to generate hydroelectric power.
Buckhorn MountainS Macon County between Buckhorn Gap and Cullasaja River.
Buckhorn RidgeNE Cherokee County in the Valley River Mountains.
Buckhorn RidgeE Swain County between First Hurricane Branch and Second Hurricane Branch.