Welcome to Buford ...Buford is located in Rio Blanco County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Buford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890. From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Buford is described as "Named for the Confederate General." Buford is 7,020 feet [2,140 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Buford is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Buford lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Buford: 970 & 748<4> Communities Also Named Buford ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Buford - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas (2), Virginia (2) and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buford. Communities near Buford ...We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Buford.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Buford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buford. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buford. 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 Buford. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buford. See our Newspapers Page for Buford. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buford ...Looking for more information about Buford? 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 Buford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Buford. Adding Buford to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Buford 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 (so far) for Buford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Buford. Footnotes ...
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