On 27 July 1564, Guckheim, along with the parishes of Salz, Meudt, Nentershausen and Hundsangen was ceded to the Electorate of Trier in the Treaty of Diez, and thereby also ended up in the Amt of Montabaur.
It is located between several other communities: Elz to the south, Hundsangen to the west, Hadamar to the north, and Offheim to the east.