Welcome to Buff ...
So far, we found very little information about Buff. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Buff to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Buff, please Contact Us.
Buff would have been located within present day Gordon County<2>.
The location of Buff has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Buff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Buff has a population of 15,522 people<4> (see below for details).
While the community is gone, the present day location for Buff is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<5>.
Time Zone: The area where Buff was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Buff (for example, toward Mentone (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Buff would have been located in the (706) & (762)<6> area codes.
Websites for Buff ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.gordonchamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Buff, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Buff ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buff.
- Dalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Dalton is located in Whitfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <7>
- Calhoun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Calhoun is located in Gordon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,572 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <7>
- Calhoun Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Villanow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Adairsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adairsville
- Adairsville is located in Bartow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,053 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adairsville <7>
- Chatsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Chatsworth is located in Murray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <7>
- Hinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Sonoraville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonoraville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Union Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Ellijay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Ellijay is located in Gilmer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellijay <7>
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 Buff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buff.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buff. 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 Buff.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buff. See our Newspapers Page for Buff.
Adding Buff to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Buff in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Buff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Buff post office opened in 1885.
We also found Buff in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Buff.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gordon County: www.gordoncounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 Buff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Gordon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Buff. |
| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706). |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |