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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Buffalo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Buffalo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Buffalo, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Buffalo (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Buffalo. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Buffalo is historic, it would have been located within present day Scott County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Logan, Montgomery, Polk, Sebastian, Yell & Le Flore (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Buffalo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buffalo:
- Scott County (The home county of Buffalo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Boles
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Parks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Y City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Y City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Winfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Gate ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Cardiff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Harvey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Little Texas
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Bates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bates is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Franklin County
- Leon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Lucas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Carolan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Booneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Magazine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Blue Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Oden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Pencil Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sims
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Cox Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Mount Ida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Story
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Washita
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Black Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Board Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Mena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Dallas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Big Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Potter Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
- Potter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Potter is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Mountain Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
- Hatfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sebastian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Mansfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Frog Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
- Hartford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Gravelly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Bluffton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Chula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Waltreak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
- Le Flore County (OK)
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buffalo, see our County-by-County Page for Buffalo.
Cemeteries Near Buffalo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buffalo.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Buffalo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buffalo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Buffalo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Needmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Countiss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jameson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pearson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whisenhunt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Buffalo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buffalo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Boles
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Parks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buck Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Knob is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Knob
- Green Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Gate ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Winfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Cedar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Blansett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blansett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blansett
- Cardiff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Olio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olio is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Ink
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ink is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brawley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brawley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
- Cauthron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cauthron is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthron
- Boothe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boothe is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buffalo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buffalo.
Newspapers Published in Buffalo ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buffalo, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buffalo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Buffalo:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Montgomery County
- Polk County
- Sebastian County
- Yell County
- Le Flore County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buffalo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buffalo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |