Welcome to Buffalo Springs ...

Buffalo Springs is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Buffalo Springs is located in Dallam County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Buffalo Springs: Buffalo Spgs. (or less commonly used: Buffalo Spngs. or Buffalo Sprngs.)

Buffalo Springs is 4,280 feet [1,305 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Buffalo Springs is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Buffalo Springs (for example, toward Clayton (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Buffalo Springs is within the boundaries of the (806) area code.

Communities Also Named Buffalo Springs ...

While we believe that this Buffalo Springs is located in Dallam County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Buffalo Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clay, Comal 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.

Communities near Buffalo Springs ...

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

• Texline
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texline
  • Texline is located in Dallam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texline <4>
• Felt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
  • Felt is located in Cimarron County (OK)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <4>
• Perico ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perico
  • Perico is located in Dallam County
• Wheeless
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeless
  • Wheeless is located in Cimarron County (OK)
• Mexhoma ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexhoma
  • Mexhoma is located in Cimarron County (OK)
• Boise City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise City
  • Boise City is located in Cimarron County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise City <4>
• Moses
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses
  • Moses is located in Union County (NM)
• Seneca
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Union County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
• Clayton
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Union County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Kerrick
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrick
  • Kerrick is located in Dallam County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerrick <4>

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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Dallam County: www.dallam.org/county/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/