Welcome to Buffalo Springs ...
Buffalo Springs is located Buffalo Springs is located in Clay County<1>. The location of Buffalo Springs 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 Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878. A typical abbreviation for Buffalo Springs: Buffalo Spgs. (or less commonly used: Buffalo Spngs. or Buffalo Sprngs.) Buffalo Springs is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Buffalo Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Buffalo Springs lies within the (940) area code. While we believe that this Buffalo Springs is located in Clay County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Buffalo Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Comal, Dallam and Lubbock County. Beyond Texas, there are 10 communities that are also named Buffalo Springs - they are located in Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buffalo Springs. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buffalo Springs. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Buffalo Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buffalo Springs. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buffalo Springs. 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 Springs. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Buffalo Springs. Looking for more information about Buffalo Springs? 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 Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Buffalo Springs. We originally found mention of Buffalo Springs 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 Springs was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Buffalo Springs in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Buffalo Springs post office opened in 1878.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Buffalo Springs.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buffalo Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Clay County: www.co.clay.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buffalo Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/