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.

[citation needed] Buchtel was laid out in 1876, and named for John R. Buchtel, a representative of the Akron Iron Company, which owned a large amount of land in the vicinity, included within the Hocking Valley.

Buchtel is located along Snow Fork, a tributary of Monday Creek.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.49 square miles (1.27 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the village was 97.8% White, 1.1% African American, and 1.1% from two or more races.

25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Water, Sewer, and Police Services are provided by the City of Nelsonville.