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Welcome to Buffalo Prairie ...

Buffalo Prairie is located in Rock Island County<1>.

The pronunciation of Buffalo Prairie: BUHF-uh-loh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buffalo Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for Buffalo Prairie: Buffalo Pr.

Buffalo Prairie is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Buffalo Prairie: 309 & 861<4>

The ZIP code for Buffalo Prairie: 61237<5>

Communities near Buffalo Prairie ...

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

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 Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buffalo Prairie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buffalo Prairie. 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 Prairie.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo Prairie. See our Newspapers Page for Buffalo Prairie.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buffalo Prairie ...

Looking for more information about Buffalo Prairie? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Buffalo Prairie, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Buffalo Prairie.

Adding Buffalo Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buffalo Prairie 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 Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Buffalo Prairie post office opened in 1849.

We also found Buffalo Prairie in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buffalo Prairie.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buffalo Prairie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rock Island County: www.co.rock-island.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Rock Island, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Buffalo Prairie. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buffalo Prairie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Buffalo Prairie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Buffalo Prairie area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Buffalo Prairie). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Buffalo Prairie or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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