Buckhorn, California | |
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  Buckhorn, California Location within the state of California  Buckhorn, California Buckhorn, California (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 34°24′3″N 118°48′56″W / 34.40083°N 118.81556°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Ventura |
| Established | 1869 |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93015 |
| Area code | 805 |
| FIPS code | 06-08688 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1660388 |
Buckhorn is a populated place name along State Route 126 in a rural unincorporated area of Ventura County, California, United States. Buckhorn is about 2 miles (3.2 km) outside the town of Piru but is within the eponymous census-designated place. Located in the Santa Clara River Valley, this was an early stagecoach stop and a regular eating place known for being midway between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.[2] It was run by the Warring family who came to the county in 1869 and owned the nearby Buckhorn Ranch.[3][4] Buckhorn was also a station on the initial route of the coast rail line that arrived in the valley in 1887. With the completion of the Santa Susana Tunnel in 1904, the route through Oxnard and Simi Valley became the most direct route between Los Angeles and San Francisco.[5] The shipping of agricultural products such as citrus continued to keep this route busy for many years. The Santa Paula Branch Line no longer connects through to Santa Clarita after the rails were washed out. The junction with the main line is near the East Ventura station (Metrolink ).
- ^ a b "Buckhorn". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ Storke, Mrs. Yda Addis (1891). A Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo And Ventura, California. Chicago: Lewis. pp. 223.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckhorn Ranch
- ^ Triem, Judith P. (1988) Cultural Heritage Survey Phase IV, Santa Clara Valley Archived 2014-03-12 at the Wayback Machine San Buenaventura Research Associates Prepared for Ventura County Cultural Heritage Board Archived 2014-03-29 at the Wayback Machine PDF p. 437 Buckhorn School
- ^ "CHATSWORTH PARK CUTOFF LINE OPENS TODAY" Los Angeles Herald 20 March 1904. Volume XXXI, Number 173, Page 2