Welcome to Buffalo ...

Buffalo is located in Dawson County<1>.

The location of Buffalo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buffalo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

When the people of Buffalo refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Buffalonian<3>

Buffalo is 2,570 feet [783 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Buffalo is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Buffalo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Buffalo is within the boundaries of the (308) area code.

Communities Also Named Buffalo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nebraska communities named Buffalo: This one is located in Dawson County and the other is located in Wheeler County.

Beyond Nebraska, there are 57 communities that are also named Buffalo - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas (3), Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (4), Maine, Minnesota, Missouri (3), Montana, New York, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (5), Texas (4), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buffalo.

Communities near Buffalo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buffalo.

• Lexington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Cozad
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozad
  • Cozad is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cozad <5>
• Gothenburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothenburg
  • Gothenburg is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gothenburg <5>
• Sumner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <5>
• Oconto
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
  • Oconto is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconto <5>
• Eddyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <5>
• Darr
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darr
  • Darr is located in Dawson County
• Willow Island
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
  • Willow Island is located in Dawson County
• Buckeye
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Buckeye is located in Custer County
• Cumro ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumro
  • Cumro is located in Custer County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Buffalo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buffalo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buffalo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buffalo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo. See our Newspapers Page for Buffalo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buffalo ...

Looking for more information about Buffalo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Buffalo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Buffalo.

Adding Buffalo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buffalo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Buffalo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Buffalo post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buffalo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buffalo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dawson County: www.dawsoncountyne.net/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/