Buchtel, Ohio

Buchtel, Ohio
Village
St. Mary of the Hills Church
Location of Buchtel, Ohio
Detailed map of Buchtel
Coordinates: 39°27′48″N 82°10′52″W / 39.46333°N 82.18111°W / 39.46333; -82.18111
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Athens, Hocking
Area [1]
• Total	0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2)
• Land	0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	692 ft (211 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	518
• Estimate  (2023)[3]	513
• Density	1,102.13/sq mi (425.90/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45716
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-09834[4]
GNIS feature ID	2397481[2]

Buchtel is a village in Athens and Hocking counties in the U.S. state of Ohio, just northeast of Nelsonville. Located in the Hocking Valley, it was a center of coal mining in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The population was 518 at the 2020 census. A former name for the village is Bessemer.^{[citation needed]}