Buckhorn is about 2 miles (3.2 km) outside the town of Piru but is within the eponymous census-designated place.

[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.

[5] The shipping of agricultural products such as citrus continued to keep this route busy for many years.

The junction with the main line is near the East Ventura station (Metrolink ).