Long before Buckhorn Lake was created and the state park established in 1964, a small community flourished for many generations here, along the middle fork of the Kentucky River.
Early records refer to this area as the Bowling District, founded by Reverend Jesse Boling, his wife Mary Pennington, Reverend Duff and 50 other families. They were led to this remote area under the guidance of Daniel Boone. By the late 1800's Bowlingtown was a thriving community of hundreds. There was a post office, school, churches, grocery, saw mill, blacksmith and the Frontier Nursing Service. Local officials included a sheriff, magistrate, justice of the peace, and tax commissioner. The citizens were primarily farmers and coal miners. They were known to be patriotic, honest, kind, and well-educated people.
In 1960, when the construction of Buckhorn Lake began, Bowlingtown had to be abandoned and families relocated. Family graves (873) were re-interred to Buckhorn Cemetery. All were sad to leave their homeland of seven generations. so Where you see water was once The town called Bowlingtown in KY.

Comté d'Owsley : locations de vacances

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Comté d'Owsley : les locations de vacances

Appartement – Beattyville

shell f.

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8 déc. - 9 déc.

Appartement – Beattyville

Robert K.

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7 janv. - 8 janv. 2026

Mobil home – Campton

Savannah B.

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8 déc. - 9 déc.

Mobil home – Campton

Mark A.

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8 déc. - 9 déc.

Cabane – Slade

Kathy

Cottage – Annville

Michael

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8 déc. - 9 déc.

Cottage – Pine Ridge

« The property was mostly as represented on the VRBO listing.It was pretty clean (some of the area rugs needed to washed or vacuumed and some of the floor hadn't been swept.) There was plenty of light, both natural and lighting in the cottage. The location was secluded and private. I didn't like that how far from things didn't seem accurately represented. The 2nd bedroom was misrepresented by a different view of the 1st bedroom. The 2nd bedroom wasn't as private since the kitchen had a window that...

John

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8 déc. - 9 déc.

Cabane – Beattyville

Jennifer

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8 déc. - 9 déc.

Cabane – Campton

John W.

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8 déc. - 9 déc.

Réfrigérateur, micro-ondes, four, plaque de cuisson

Cabane – Rogers

Dawn V.

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8 déc. - 9 déc.

Cabane – Campton

Voyageur anonyme

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8 déc. - 9 déc.

Cabane – Slade

Miranda S.

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8 déc. - 9 déc.

Cabane – Rogers

Carol O.

Cabane – Rogers

Christy K.

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8 déc. - 9 déc.

Cabane – Campton

Angie B.

Cabane – Campton

Nicholas A.

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8 déc. - 9 déc.

Cottage – Campton

Jean F.

Cabane – Rogers

« Great place to stay and perfect for three adults plus our dog. As you can see from the photo, he loved it! The house is wonderfully decorated and the details included made the experience that much more enjoyable! It was very clean with all the items you needed for a weekend stay. There is a rough terrain getting to the house but we didn’t have any issues as we used 4 wheel drive as recommended. We are already planning our next stay at this house or one of the other hideaway options. Can’t wait...

Robyn and Scott S.

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5 janv. - 6 janv. 2026