Flock & ALPR Cameras in Buckhannon, West Virginia
Volunteers have reported 6 automated license plate readers in and around Buckhannon — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Buckhannon in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 8, 00:34 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Buckhannon
The readers mapped around Buckhannon break down as 4 Flock Safety, 2 Motorola Solutions. Named operators in the reports: Lowe's. The first camera here was reported in Nov 2024; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- US 119;WV 20 — 4 readers
- Eastlawn Drive — 1 reader
- Buckhannon Cross Roads — 1 reader
Buckhannon in the Upshur County picture
Upshur County has 5 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,340 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 23,758 residents and 1,801 road miles. By road density that is 0.00 cameras per road mile, in the top 74.3% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 5 traffic, 1 parking. Operators named on the record: Lowe's (4).
Camera activity around Buckhannon, last 30 days
3 removed in our hourly change log for Buckhannon. Latest change logged Aug 26, 2026.
What’s watching Buckhannon
These aren’t red-light cameras. Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, log the time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s often shared far beyond Buckhannon — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Buckhannon (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Buckhannon
- Buckhannon man charged with terroristic threats in Facebook discussion of Flock cameras
- Buckhannon man arrested over Facebook threats toward police, Flock cameras
- 3 license plate readers reported removed near Buckhannon, WV
- 3 new license plate readers reported around Buckhannon, WV
What you can do in Buckhannon
Ask who approved these cameras, how long plate data is kept, and who it’s shared with. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.
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Cameras near Buckhannon
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).