Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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.
Buffalo is located in Brown County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brown County: Bartholomew, Jackson, Johnson, Monroe & Morgan.
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:
- Brown County (The home county of Buffalo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Becks Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Pikes Peak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Story
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Mount Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Gnaw Bone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beanblossom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Helmsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Spearsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- North Ogilville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Stony Lonesome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Jonesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bethel Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Elizabethtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Jewell Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Clifford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Pleasant View Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Alert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Sardinia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Harper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Greene County
- Hendricksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Houston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Spraytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kurtz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Norman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Brownstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Elizabethtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Vallonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Seymour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Medora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Fleming
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Dudleytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Four Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Hayden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Scipio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Queensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- North Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Commiskey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paris Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Peoga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Princes Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Nineveh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Edinburgh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Trafalgar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Anita ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Amity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Providence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Zelma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Heltonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Erie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Crawford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Fort Ritner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Guthrie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Bedford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Judah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Judah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
- Avoca
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Oolitic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bono
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Unionville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clear Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Harrodsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Dolan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Highland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Kirksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Ellettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stanford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Morgantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mahalasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- Leipsic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Austin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Marshfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Mount Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Flat Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norristown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Plattsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Kossuth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Little York
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Campbellsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saltillo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Smedley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Claysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
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.
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Waggoner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lutes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes Cemetery
- The Lutes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutes - Ermy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85756 <2>
- Beck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spraytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Noblet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (303 more) ...
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hanner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
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.
- Christiansburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Christiansburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
- Becks Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Houston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Spraytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Pikes Peak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Story
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waymansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waymansville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymansville
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stratford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Maumee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maumee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
- Elkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elkinsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
- Kurtz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Surprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Mount Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Norman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 55 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Indiana
- Pages specific to Brown County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Decatur County
- Greene County
- Jackson County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Orange County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Buffalo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |